RESOLVING THE LEDGER
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See the full story · 1 sourcesHONG KONG, CHINA - AUGUST 07: Players of FC Bayern Muenchen celebrate after Luis Diaz scores his team's second goal during the Audi Football Summit 2026 match between FC Bayern München and Aston Villa at Kai Tak Stadium on August 07, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by S. Stingl/FC Bayern via Getty Images) | FC Bayern via Getty Images
Initial reactions and Observations
Losing three first team players to injury is the last thing that Bayern needs before the start of the season. Laimer, Kim, and Musiala are all indispensable in their own way and going down injured is incredibly unfortunate for them.
Bayern still struggles with speed when defending.
Ismael Saibari looked good in the cameo he made in this match.
That’s all, everyone! Bayern lifts the Telekom Cup at the expense of its players, but hopefully it all gets ironed out when the Bavarians take on Heidenheim in the tune-up match before the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup against Borussia Dortmund. Hope you all will join us for those matches! See you then.
90+3’ — Full time.
90’ — Two minutes added on.
86’ — Jamal Musiala took a hit and had to get replaced. He went straight to the dressing room while Bara Sapoko Ndiaye takes his place.
81’ — TOR! Ismael Saibari assists Jamal Musiala who curls the ball beyond the reach of Vandevoordt.
77’ — Wisdom Mike tries his luck from distance but he blazes his shot over the bar.
75’ — Maycon Cardozo beats three Leipzig players before letting a shot off, which Vandevoordt saved.
67-70’ — During the hydration break, Bayern has brough on Ismael Saibari, Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Maycon Cardozo, and Wisdom Mike.
66’ — Min-jae Kim is down. He has been replaced by Hiroki Ito.
62’ — Binder and Brown had a shot on goal each, none went in.
57’ — TOR! Aleksandar Pavlović picks out an advancing Nathaniel Brown with a beautiful pass which the left-back slots past Maarten Vandevoordt.
52’ — Goal . Brajan Gruda gets one back for Leipzig.
50’ — Bakayoko and Binder trade attempts on both ends of the field, neither scored.
46’ — Second half is underway! Johan Bakayoko forces a save out of Manuel Neuer less than a minute in.
Halftime Observations
Tim Binder is impressing more and more throughout preseason, ditto Sacha Boey. Both looked solid in the games they’ve played in so far.
The same can’t be said for Arijon Ibrahimović. Every passing game makes it look like he’s not even fit for Heindeheim with whom he spent a year on loan at.
Bayern still struggles with speed when defending attacks.
Luis Díaz is good but Bayern can’t run him into the ground this year.
45+3’ — Halftime.
45’ — Two minutes added on.
44’ — Boey attempted a shot which gets deflected behind for a corner.
40’ — A Leipzig header goes off the far post and out.
33’ — Leipzig get a shot but it goes agonizingly wide.
32’ — Binder slaloms into the box but Leipzig manage to clear the lines.
26’ — Play resumes.
23’ — Hydration break time.
18’ — Binder is through on goal but Arijon Ibrahimović got in the way and was flagged for offside.
14’ — TOR! Tim Binder cuts in and passes straight to a Leipzig player. The ball fell kindly to Luis Díaz who promptly put the ball away for the opening goal.
10’ — Laimer decided he cannot continue, and he has been replaced by Sacha Boey.
8’ — Konrad Laimer goes into a challenge with David Raum and felt discomfort; Laimer is currently receiving treatment.
2’ — Leipzig get an early chance but couldn’t convert.
Kickoff! — Let’s go!
Bayern Munich is going to host RB Leipzig for the 2026 edition of the Telekom Cup. The Bavarians took on Tottenham Hotspur in the 2025 edition and won 4-0 thanks to goals from Harry Kane, Kingsley Coman, Lennart Karl, and Jonah Kusi-Asare.
With World Cup stars slowly coming back to the fold, the Rekordmeister will be looking to extend its preseason run of results, having won three of their last four matches. An old face returns in the form of Argentinian coach Martín Demichelis, who played for Bayern for seven years.
The link to watch is below:
Match Info
Location : Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
Date : August 15, 2026
Kickoff : 3:30 PM Local time | 9:30 AM EDT | 6:30 AM PDT
TV/streaming: YouTube
Prediction
Bayern wins 3-1 with goals from Díaz, Assomo, and Maycon Cardozo
It’s Bayern time
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