Bayern hold off late surge from Villa to win in Hong Kong

Bayern Munich held off a late fightback from Aston Villa to secure a 2-1 victory in Hong Kong, bringing the pre-season tours of Asia for both sides to a close. <p>It looked to be plain sailing for the Bundesliga champions after a first-half header from Min-Jae Kim and Luis Diaz's goal off the bench gave them a comfortable two-goal lead with under 10 minutes to go at Kai Tak Stadium.</p><p>Joao Gomes' poked effort from outside the area, which curved away from the outstretched arm of Manuel Neuer, then sparked Unai Emery's side into life.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/bayern-munich-vs-aston-villa/555764">As it happened: Bayern vs Villa</a> | <a href="https://www.skysports.com/aston-villa-scores-fixtures" target="_blank">Aston Villa fixtures & scores</a> </strong></li><li><strong>Got Sky? <a href="https://qrcode.skysports.com/skysports/WatchPremarticles" target="_blank">Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone</a>📱</strong></li><li><strong>Not got Sky? <a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Latest Sky Sports deals</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/membership/watch-sky-sports/football/premier-league?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream PL games with no contract</a>📺</strong></li></ul><p>Two minutes later, Neuer was called into action again and did incredibly well to keep Tammy Abraham's header out from point-blank range.</p><p>Villa continued to push for an equaliser, playing with a fluidity and confidence that the performance had lacked throughout, but ultimately fell short.</p><p>Bayern now make it three wins in a row across pre-season, while Villa suffered their third defeat in six friendlies ahead of facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Super Cup on August 12 in Salzburg.</p><widget id="2"></widget><h3>Key moments in Hong Kong...</h3><ul><li><strong>37: GOAL! </strong>Kim's glancing header gives Bayern the lead</li><li>62: <strong>PENALTY APPEAL! </strong>Bayern call for a penalty after Cash bundles Ibrahimovic over</li><li>66: <strong>DOUBLE SAVE!</strong> Superb work from Bizot to keep the scoreline at 1-0</li><li>71: <strong>OFF THE LINE! </strong>Abraham clears Diaz's shot off the line</li><li>83: <strong>GOAL! </strong>Joao Gomes pulls one back for Villa with poked effort</li><li>85: <strong>SO CLOSE! </strong>Neuer denies Abraham from point-blank range to keep Bayern ahead</li></ul><h3><a href="https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11748/13546612/premier-league-pre-season-friendlies-2026-27-fixtures-results-uk-kick-off-times-summer-tour-schedule-and-training-camps">Villa's pre-season so far...</a></h3><p><strong>July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium</strong><br /><strong>July 25: Porto 2-1 Aston Villa - Estadio Do Dragao<br />July 28: Aston Villa 2-4 Real Sociedad - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium</strong><br /><strong>August 1: Indonesia All-Stars 1-3 Aston Villa - Jakarta</strong><br /><strong>August 4: BG Pathum United 1-3 Aston Villa - Pathum Thani<br />August 7:</strong> <strong>Aston Villa 2-1 Bayern Munich, Hong Kong</strong><br /><strong>August 12:</strong> UEFA Super Cup - PSG vs Aston Villa, Salzburg, 8pm<br /><strong>August 15:</strong> Borussia Monchengladbach vs Aston Villa - Borussia-Park, 2.30pm</p>