Overview
- Bayern opened preseason with a 2-1 defeat to SV Wehen Wiesbaden on July 25 at the sold-out BRITA-Arena in a match arranged for Wehen’s 100th anniversary.
- Vincent Kompany started an unusually young XI with an average age around 17.6 because many first-team players were still on extended leave after the World Cup.
- Tom Bischof came off the bench, scored Bayern’s equaliser from the penalty spot and was widely judged the stand-out performer for the visitors.
- A late spill by goalkeeper Sven Ulreich allowed Lukas Schleimer to tuck in the winner, exposing match-day inexperience even after Kompany brought on more seasoned players.
- Bayern will continue its planned preseason programme — including training at Tegernsee, friendlies streamed on FC Bayern TV, the Supercup vs Borussia Dortmund on August 22, and the Bundesliga opener on August 28 — as World Cup returnees gradually rejoin the squad.