Bayern Munich vs Tottenham LIVE!
Spurs conclude their pre-season preparations in Germany this evening as they take on the Bundesliga champions, led by a familiar face in Harry Kane. With less than a week until the UEFA Super Cup clash with Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain, tonight is the final time for head coach Thomas Frank to tinker with his squad with nothing on the line.
It has been a mixed summer so far for Spurs, having not yet tasted defeat under Frank but while only producing one performance of real quality - when beating Arsenal in Hong Kong in the first ever overseas north London derby. Bayern beat Spurs twice last summer, so reversing that trend could produce a welcome confidence boost ahead of the trip to Udine.
Kane will be facing his former club for the second successive summer, while Joao Palhinha is expected to make his debut for Spurs having recently joined on loan for the season from the Bavarian giants. Frank will hope to have Dominic Solanke available for the first time since early summer. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis.
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That will be a real wake-up call for Spurs ahead of facing PSG in the Super Cup next week.
Full-time!
19:18 , Alex Young91min: And there’s the final whistle!
Bayern 4-0 Tottenham
19:18 , Alex Young90min: Tel gets on the end of a deep cross to force Neuer into a great late save.
Bayern 4-0 Tottenham
19:17 , Alex Young89min: Kudus has worked tirelessly for the team, still racing around in the final minute.
Bayern 4-0 Tottenham
19:15 , Alex Young87min: Spurs really pushing for the first time in the game.
Bayern 4-0 Tottenham
19:10 , Alex Young82min: Sarr and Bentancur are off, replaced by Gray and Bissouma.
BAYERN GOAL!
19:09 , Alex Young80min: This one is even better!
Yet more unconvincing defending from Spurs and this time it is Wisdom Mike to curl a corker past Vicario.
BAYERN GOAL!
19:03 , Alex Young75min: A stunner! Karl curls home a beauty from the edge of the area.
Bayern 2-0 Tottenham
19:02 , Alex Young74min: Kudus has the chance to break but he’s all on his own with no support from Kim-jae gets the ball off him with ease.
Bayern 2-0 Tottenham
18:58 , Alex Young70min: Tel is on for Richarlison, who just missed a great chance with a diving header.
Bayern 2-0 Tottenham
18:57 , Alex Young69min: It’s 10 changes for Bayern, with only Neuer keeping his place.
68min: Bayern are making what looks like at least eight changes, maybe more.
Kane one of many to make way.
WHAT A SAVE!
18:54 , Alex Young67min: An incredible stop from Vicario to deny Kane a second goal, sticking out a leg to deny his former team-mate inside the area.
Bayern 2-0 Tottenham
18:52 , Alex Young66min: Spence is clearly frustrated on the touchline after giving away possession for Bayern’s second goal.
Bayern 2-0 Tottenham
18:51 , Alex Young64min: More Spurs changes.
Odobert and Davies replace Johnson and Spence.
BAYERN GOAL!
18:49 , Alex Young61min: It’s been coming since, well, the first goal.
Spence is caught in possession but Laimer, finds Coman on the corner of the area to cut in and bend a shot past Vicario.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:46 , Alex Young58min: A brilliant sweeping move from Bayern, started by Kane, to Diaz, to Goretzka... and then Laimer fires over.
Kane fouled by Romero in the build-up.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:42 , Alex Young54min: An awful cross from Kudus from deep which sails out of play.
Johnson fed him the ball and then made the run into the area. That’s the first time we’ve really seen anything from Johnson, it must be said.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:40 , Alex Young53min: A great curling effort from Olise, which Vicario pushes clear.
He could have probably caught that, but it was some strike.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:38 , Alex Young51min: Almost a second Bayern goal as Olise gets on the end of Kane’s fizzed cross, but Olise blazes over from six yards.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:37 , Alex Young50min: Porro is on the deck and in some pain after Diaz clatters him.
He looks OK to continue after what was a very reckless lunge. No yellow card for the Bayern player.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:37 , Alex Young49min: Richarlison and Kudus are working well alongside each other.
Second half!
18:34 , Alex Young46min: Just the one change from Spurs as Bergvall replaces Palhinha.
He will go into the No10 role, with Sarr moving back alongside Bentancur.
Players on their way back out. We will likely see changes, but not loads.
The hosts should be further in front. Spurs spent most of that half defending, but are showing some threat on the counter.
Half-time!
18:17 , Alex Young46min: There’s the whistle.
Bayern well deserving of their lead.
Romero and Richarlison are frustrated at the break, with the latter having to be pull away from the referee.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:14 , Alex Young43min: Kane looks destined to score at the back post, but his effort is deflected up, over Vicario and bounces just the wrong side of the far post.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:13 , Alex Young43min: Kane sends the free kick, from 25 yards, straight into the wall.
Van de Ven mops up.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:12 , Alex Young42min: Romero is booked for holding onto Kane as the striker tried to dart into the area.
Looked very soft.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:11 , Alex Young40min: Bayern going down Spurs’ left flank again and again, and are getting some luck from it.
Spence has his hands full.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:09 , Alex Young38min: Goretzka is determined to score today, this time his sweeping half-volley spins the wrong side of Vicario’s right-hand post.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:05 , Alex Young34min: Another early shot from Richarlison, who catches Tah out and almost Neuer with a curled effort towards the far post.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
18:03 , Alex Young32min: Bayern whip in a corner, Spurs clear as far as Laimer who is dispossessed by Kudus... and then drags back Kudus.
No yellow card.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
17:58 , Alex Young28min: Porro’s hoofs the ball away from Kane inside the area.
Spurs struggling to get out of their half.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
17:57 , Alex Young26min: Goretzka does his best Richarlison impression with a half-volley from the edge of the area, which Vicario saves well down to his left.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
17:55 , Alex Young24min: Beautiful first touch from Coman to take the ball away from Van de Ven, followed by a miserable second as he passes it to the touchline.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
17:49 , Alex Young19min: Penalty shouts for Spurs as Laimer gets the better of Spence. The referee gives a goal kick but replays suggest there was contact.
Bayern 1-0 Tottenham
17:48 , Alex Young17min: Chance for Spurs as Richarlison hits a half-volley from the edge of the area after Kudus wins possession.
NO GOAL!
17:46 , Alex Young15min: Kane slips and misses!
Spurs survive!
PENALTY TO BAYERN!
17:45 , Alex Young14min: Palhiha fouls Stanisic with a reckless lunge, and Bayern could quickly double their lead.
BAYERN GOAL!
17:43 , Alex Young12min: Who else but Harry Kane!
Such a simple finish after a beautiful touch to bring down Olise’s pass.
Kane is offside, but there’s no flag.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:41 , Alex Young11min: Bayern still bossing possession but Spurs showing threat on the counter.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:38 , Alex Young8min: Kimmich floats the ball in and Goretzka’s flicked effort spins over.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:38 , Alex Young7min: It’s all a bit stop-start at the moment. This time Kane is the one felled after a lunge by Romero.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:36 , Alex Young5min: Coman drags back Spence after a fine run from the Spurs left-back.
Spurs recycle the ball.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:35 , Alex Young4min: Richarlison and Kudus team up on Olise to give away a free kickon the edge of the area.
Olise fancies it, but so does Kane... but it’s Olise, who fizzes it wide with Vicario motionless.
Bayern 0-0 Tottenham
17:33 , Alex Young3min: Bayern with all the early possession.
Kick-off!
17:31 , Alex Young1min: Here we go!
Tel is being welcomed back by Bayern, and presented with flowers.
This is a tradition in the Bundesliga for returning players.
Here come the players!
As expected, Romero is captain for Tottenham tonight.
With Son having left and Maddison ruled out for the majority of the season, the centre-back is first-choice leader.
The teams have gone back in ahead of kick-off.
This is Bayern’s second pre-season of the summer, and they have gone strong.
Silverware is up for grabs with the Telekom Cup!
Not long until kick-off.
A very tanned Michael Dawson is speaking on SPURSPLAY. He is a big fan of Joao Palhinha.
Harry Kane Spurs for the second consecutive summer. He has never scored against his former club.
Little meeting of minds between the two head coaches.
This looks very likely to be the Tottenham team who will take on PSG next Wednesday, especially with Solanke absent entirely.
Maybe Tel over Richarlison, though Frank is said to be a big fan of Odobert.
Tottenham team news in full
16:34 , Alex YoungTottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha, Sarr; Johnson, Richarlison, Kudus
Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Davies, Danso, Vuskovic, Gray, Bissouma, Bergvall, Odobert, Tel
Tottenham XI
16:31 , Alex YoungHere’s how Spurs look. No Solanke in the squad as Palhinha starts.
How we line up in Munich 📋
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 7, 2025
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Bayern team news in full
16:29 , Alex YoungBayern Munich XI: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanisic; Kimmich, Goretzka; Coman, Olise, Diaz; Kane
Subs: Ulreich, Urbig, Min-jae, Bischof, Guerreiro, Boey, Wanner, Kiala, Mike, Chavez, Kusi-Asare, Karl, Santos, Dalpiaz
Bayern XI
16:24 , Alex YoungHere’s how the hosts look!
🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗦 🔴
— FC Bayern (@FCBayernEN) August 7, 2025
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Team news hint
16:17 , Alex YoungNo sign of Dominic Solanke in this video of the Spurs squad arriving.
Team news is imminent.
Arrived at the Allianz 💪 pic.twitter.com/1rzfzySWc1
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 7, 2025
Familiar faces
16:13 , Alex YoungJoao Palhinha could make his Spurs debut against Bayern tonight, just days after swapping Bavaria for north London.
Mathys Tel has also recently made the same swap, having turned his January loan arrival into a permanent swap.
Doing the reverse is, of course, Harry Kane, who has been with the German giants for two years now.
Huge Maddison injury blow
15:55 , Alex YoungTottenham have been dealt a major blow after scans confirmed James Maddison has suffered a serious knee injury.
Maddison ruptured his ACL in last week’s pre-season friendly against Newcastle and Spurs have confirmed the midfielder will undergo surgery .
Spurs have not put a timeframe on how long Maddison will be out but he is set for a long spell on the sidelines, in a huge setback for Spurs ahead of the new season.
A Spurs statement read: We can confirm that James Maddison will undergo surgery for a ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee.
“The 28-year-old midfielder suffered the injury during our pre-season friendly against Newcastle United on Sunday in Seoul.
“His surgery will take place in the coming days and, following that, James will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team.
“Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur wishes James a full and speedy recovery. We will be supporting him every step of the way.”
H2H
15:40 , Alex YoungBayern is an opponent Tottenham have often struggled to match, with the north Londoners last winning this tie back in 1983, during the third round of the Uefa Cup - a tournament Spurs would go on to win early the following year.
Since then, the Germans have won every time, combining heavy victories in the 2019-20 Champions League with a pair of pre-season wins last summer.
Bayern wins: 6
Tottenham wins: 1
Draws: 1
Score prediction
15:33 , Alex YoungBayern will be hoping to build momentum quickly ahead of the new season. Thursday’s match aside, they have only one more friendly remaining before the German Super Cup final against VfB Stuttgart on August 16, with the start of their Bundesliga title defence against RB Leipzig coming less than a week later.
But will their lack of pre-season minutes leave them underprepared to face Frank’s new-look Spurs?
Spurs, though dealing with the losses of a few key men, have shown promise under their new boss so far in their friendlies, and Solanke’s potential return could provide a clinical touch up front that the likes of Richarlison and Tel have struggled to offer in his absence.
Spurs will also no doubt be keen to finally chalk up a first victory against this opponent in decades, but they’ll certainly have their work cut out for them at the back given the breadth of attacking options Bayern can call upon.
Draw, 1-1.
Early Bayern team news
15:25 , Alex YoungAs for Bayern, Kane, Kingsley Coman, Dayot Upamecano and Manuel Neuer are all in contention to feature alongside the likes of Joshua Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, Serge Gnabry, Michael Olise and Luis Diaz.
Jamal Musiala remains a long-term absentee, though, having undergone surgery in July on the fractured leg and broken and dislocated ankle he suffered at the Club World Cup.
Early Tottenham team news
15:18 , Alex YoungDominic Solanke is expected to be available for selection tonight.
The striker picked up an ankle injury in a friendly clash against Reading in July and has not appeared since, but Frank said last week that the striker ‘should be fit’ for this game.
Spurs will make the trip without James Maddison, though, after the midfielder suffered an ACL injury against Newcastle. Heung-min Son will also be absent after he bid an emotional farewell to the club in the same match ahead of joining LAFC.
Maddison’s injury means that Lucas Bergvall could return to the starting XI as a No10, as he did against Arsenal in Hong Kong a week ago.
Mohammed Kudus has been quick off the mark after moving to north London and should return on the right wing, while Mathys Tel is set to face his former club for the first time in place of Wilson Odobert.
Pape Matar Sarr, scorer of a wonder goal in last week’s north London derby, and Rodrigo Bentancur have proven an effective defensive midfield partnership this summer, but Frank may opt to try a new combination, handing Archie Gray a run out alongside the Senegalese as he looks to determine his best midfield setup.
Joao Palhinha is in the running to take a holding midfield role, but, after joining the club on Sunday, it is likely too soon for him to start. He will be eyeing a debut cameo, though.
Pedro Porro and Cristian Romero will continue to hold down the right-hand side of the Spurs back four, though the left side has seen more rotation this summer. After they held Arsenal goalless, though, Djed Spence and Micky van de Ven should get the nod.
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How to watch Bayern Munich vs Tottenham
15:08 , Alex YoungTV channel: The game won’t be shown live on any free-to-view television channels in the UK.
Live stream: However, a live stream will be available from 4.30pm BST ahead of the 5.30pm kick-off via SPURSPLAY. That service, which carries pre-season coverage, match replays, highlights and other video documentaries, costs £45 per year or a discounted £35 for members and season ticket holders.
Welcome
15:00 , Alex YoungGood afternoon and welcome to the London Standard’s LIVE coverage of the pre-season friendly between Bayern Munich and Tottenham.
Plenty of familiar faces, for both teams, on show today in Germany.
Kick-off is at 5.30pm BST. Stick with us.
