Bayern coach Vincent Kompany appeals for calm after another anxious finish for his team

BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany appealed for calm after another scare at Augsburg, where his team held on for a 3-2 win in the Bundesliga on Saturday.

Bayern had needed a late goal from Harry Kane to get past third-division team Wehen Wiesbaden in the German Cup on Wednesday, and there was another anxious finish in Augsburg during a rendezvous with former player Sandro Wagner in his first home game as coach.

Kristijan Jakić and then Mert Kömür scored as Wagner’s team threatened to come from three goals down against its bigger Bavarian rival.

Despite goals from Serge Gnabry, Luis Díaz and Michael Olise – two of them set up by Kane – Bayern was unable to relax. Kömür headed wide in the 90th minute and Augsburg kept pushing.

“I want to give it a bit of context,” Kompany said of Bayern's shaky finish. “We came into this season without preparation, nothing, hardly any break, and we've played seven games and won seven. Four were in the super cup, cup, and now two in the league. Three were away and we scored a load of goals and created a load of chances. It's not perfect, I know that, but I think we'll get there.”

Bayern's efforts to sign Senegal striker Nicholas Jackson as a backup for Kane are proving more complicated than anticipated.

There was a lengthy holdup in stoppage time when Augsburg player Robin Fellhauer was stretchered off with a head injury after a clash of heads with Bayern’s Sacha Boey.

"It’ll be OK, but it’ll take two or three weeks. It’s a serious concussion,” Wagner said of Fellhauer's condition.

Teenage defender Karim Coulibaly scored in stoppage time for 10-man Werder Bremen to draw 3-3 with Bayer Leverkusen and deny Erik ten Hag his first Bundesliga win.

Ten Hag's Leverkusen looked to be firmly in control with Bremen captain Niklas Stark sent off after conceding a penalty that Patrik Schick converted to make it 3-1 in the 64th minute.

But Isaac Schmidt pulled one back on a counterattack, and the 18-year-old Coulibaly had the final say in the 95th minute with his goal sparking wild celebrations.

“We have to improve very quickly, because this is not the way we want to perform,” Schick said.

Though it will provide little comfort for new Leverkusen coach Ten Hag, his team extended its away record in the Bundesliga by staying unbeaten for 35 games.

Leverkusen lost on Ten Hag's league debut last weekend.

Ten Hag surprised many by starting with both Schick and the 18-year-old Christian Kofane leading the attack. Piero Hincapie, who is expected to move to Arsenal, stayed on the bench. United States midfielder Malik Tillman made his first start since joining from PSV Eindhoven.

Nathan Tella pounced on a loose ball in the Bremen defense and raced clear before cutting the ball back for Schick to open the scoring.

French defender Axel Tape brilliantly evaded two Bremen players before starting the attack that led to a goal for Tillman — the 23-year-old German-born midfielder controlled Kofane's cross with his shoulder and then let fly to score in the 35th.

Romano Schmid pulled one back with a penalty before the break, and Schick thought he'd ended the game as a contest with the next one.

Japan forward Ritsu Doan scored his first league goals for Eintracht Frankfurt and he set up the other in a 3-1 win at Hoffenheim.

Spanish defender Chema scored late for Stuttgart to beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 1-0 in its first game since selling Germany forward Nick Woltemade to Newcastle.

Leipzig beat Heidenheim 2-0.

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Augsburg fans celebrate with flares after their side's second goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Augsburg, Germany, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Bayern's Luis Diaz, second left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Bundesliga soccer match between FC Augsburg and FC Bayern Munich in Augsburg, Germany, Aug. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Stuttgart's players celebrate the opening goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Moenchengladbach in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Marijan Murat/dpa via AP)

Leverkusen's Patrik Schick celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)

Leverkusen's head coach Erik ten Hag gestures during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Werder Bremen and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bremen, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025. (Carmen Jaspersen/dpa via AP)

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — You’ve done something special when Torii Hunter, a nine-time Gold Glove Award winner known for his acrobatic catches, calls what you just did “probably the greatest defensive game I’ve ever seen.”

That was the praise Hunter heaped on the Los Angeles Angels' Jo Adell after the right fielder made three homer-robbing catches, the last a spectacular leaping grab while crashing into the seats near the right-field foul pole in the ninth inning, in a 1-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.

“I’ve never seen three home run robberies in one game, and I’ve never seen a guy on the third one fall into the stands, catch the ball and keep his feet in like he’s a wide receiver,” said the 50-year-old Hunter, a special assistant to the general manager who watched the game from the bench. “I was jumping up and down. I almost passed out.”

Adell, who struggled on defense for several years before transforming into a Gold Glove finalist in 2024, leaped high above the yellow line on the wall in straight-way right field to deny Cal Raleigh of a solo homer in the first inning, and made a nearly identical catch to against Josh Naylor in the eighth.

J.P. Crawford then led off the ninth with a drive toward the right-field corner, where Adell raced toward the ball, leaped to glove it, flipped over the low wall and fell into the first row of seats before holding his glove up to present the catch, which was upheld after a replay review.

“After the first one, I was pretty fired up,” Adell said. “When I got to the second one, which looked identical to the first, I thought, ‘Wow, my routes are on point tonight.’ The third one was just grit. Top of the ninth, you have to get it done. It was crazy.

“You just get there, then it’s decision-making. The ball was hit high enough to where I could get there. I watched it (into my glove), fell over and ended up in somebody’s lap. I don’t know who it was, but it was a softer landing than I expected. The fans were as fired up as me.”

According to Inside Edge, Adell has 10 home run robberies since 2020, tied with Kyle Tucker of the Dodgers for the most in the big leagues. The outfielders with the most home run robberies in the entire 2025 season were Jacob Young of the Nationals and Fernando Tatis of the Padres. Both had four.

This was believed to be the first time in baseball history a player has robbed three homers in one game.

“It was like a movie scene,” Hunter said about Adell’s third catch. “It was like the music was playing, then he caught the ball, then he went down and we didn’t see him anymore. The music paused, he came up and said, ‘Yeah!’ I started cheering and almost blacked out.”

Hunter, the former Minnesota Twins, Angels and Detroit Tigers star, has worked extensively with Adell on defense during the past few years.

“His impact has been huge,” Adell said. “It’s mental when you’re out there — it’s a mindset of going to get the baseball, being aggressive. Early, I was caught in between on some plays, and sometimes that happens.

“When you err on the side of being aggressive and trying to make the plays, you’d be surprised at how many plays you make. That’s the mindset Torii had all those years, winning all those Gold Gloves.”

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Los Angeles Angels left fielder Jo Adell (7) jumps up to catch a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Josh Naylor (12) during the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Los Angeles Angels catcher Logan O'Hoppe (14) and left fielder Jo Adell (7) embrace at the end of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Los Angeles Angels Jo Adell (7) is greeted by teammates at the end of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Jo Adell (7) catches a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)

Los Angeles Angels left fielder Jo Adell (7) catches a ball hit by Seattle Mariners' J.P. Crawford during the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, April 4, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)