where to watch Bayern Munich vs Manchester City

where to watch Bayern Munich vs Manchester City

In a preseason friendly that will take place at the National Stadium in Tokyo on Wednesday, defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and treble winners Manchester City will square off against one another.

Erling Haaland scored the game's lone goal for the Citizens in their most recent exhibition match against the Bavarian giants. The match took place in the United States a year ago and resulted in a narrow 1-0 victory for the Citizens.

Thomas Tuchel led Bayern Munich to the Bundesliga title on the final day of the 2022-23 season, just two months into his reign as manager after replacing Julian Nagelsmann in the dugout. This marked the 11th consecutive season that Bayern Munich has won the Bundesliga title. Bundesliga dominance has become the norm for Bayern Munich, who lifted their 11th consecutive title last season.

how to watch Bayern Munich vs Manchester City

Tuchel is currently preparing for his first full season in command of Bayern Munich, and he has been entrusted with developing a group that is capable of retaining Bayern's dominance in the German Bundesliga while also challenging for gold in the Champions League.

Bayern were eliminated from the Champions League quarterfinals by eventual champions Manchester City with a 4-1 aggregate loss. The result was determined by a disappointing 3-0 first-leg loss at the Etihad Stadium, which sparked a dressing room brawl between Sadio Mane and Leroy Sane, followed by a 1-1 second-leg draw at the Allianz Arena.

The Germans will be looking for payback against a Citizens team that they have not been able to defeat in their last four meetings across all tournaments. This includes two defeats in friendly competition, and they come into Wednesday's game having already made an impressive start to their pre-season campaign this summer.

Indeed, Bayern kicked off their season with a dominating 27-0 victory away against Rottach-Egern on the previous Tuesday. Jamal Musiala, Marcel Sabitzer, and Mathys Tel each scored five goals in the game.

Following their match against Man City, Bayern will play Kawasaki in Tokyo on Saturday, followed by Liverpool in Singapore four days later. They will then finish their preseason practices in Germany against Monaco on August 7, which is five days before the DFL-Supercup match against RB Leipzig.