SINGAPORE – Bayern Munich and Liverpool test their level of readiness for their respective mother leagues as they face off in a friendly on Wednesday night at the National Stadium.
Bayern Munich vs Liverpool friendly preview
Before it opens its Bundesliga title defense on August 19 against Werder, Bayern Munich takes on Liverpool, which plays its first Premier League match earlier on August 13 against Chelsea.
Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. in the exhibition pitting European league heavyweights, an event backed by Allianz.
Bayern Munich is coming off a split in their two friendlies in Japan, losing to Manchester City, 2-1, on July 26, before hacking out a 1-0 win over top J1 League side Kawasaki Frontale three days later, with both matches at the Japan National Stadium.
The Bavarians continue their Asian tour in Singapore, this time against the Reds, who already had a feel of the National Stadium in a 4-0 rout of Leicester City just last Sunday.
Bayern Munich has missed Thomas Muller and captain Manuel Neuer during their Asian tour due to injuries, but the Bavarians still have fellow stars in Joshua Kimmich, Matthijs de Ligt, Alphonso Davies, and new signing in South Korea’s Kim Min-jae.
Mo Salah is the target man for the Jurgen Klopp-mentored Liverpool, which is trying to improve on its fifth-place finish in the last Premier League.
Bayern Munich, under coach Thomas Tuchel, tries to get a win in front of sponsor Allianz, which extended its partnership with the Bundesliga champion last March for another 10 years. A top insurance provider, Allianz launched the first personalized and free financial coaching initially for 18- to 22-year-old women who are on the way to becoming professional athletes.
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