With temperatures below zero in Salzburg, the Bayern engine only really warmed up with youngster Lennart Karl in the first game of the year. In Munich’s 5-0 win in the test against Red Bull Salzburg in front of 29,090 spectators, the 17-year-old offensive player scored 2-0 and 4-0 (71st, 87th minute) on Tuesday afternoon after coming on as a substitute in the second half.
The shooting star also prepared the goal from the young Peruvian Felipe Chavez (75th). Defender Hiroki Ito scored the first goal before the break (45th), Tom Bischof scored the final goal in stoppage time. At the beginning of the second half, the stadium was bathed in red smoke by the Bayern fans, the Munich supporters set off pyrotechnics, so that the referee had to briefly interrupt the game.
Overall, the autumn champions’ preparation for the continuation of the Bundesliga next Sunday (5.30 p.m.) against VfL Wolfsburg was successful. At the start of 2025, Bayern even won 6-0 in Salzburg. The biggest entertainment effects were provided by the enthusiastic Michael Olise before the break and double goalscorer Karl in the second half. Vincent Kompany made a complete substitution at half-time. The coach used a number of youth players such as goalscorer Chavez (18) and Cassiano Kiala (16) in Bayern’s only test match after the Christmas holiday. “We won 5-0 in a very befitting manner,” summed up sports director Max Eberl and spoke of a “good start, good test”. Eberl said about super teenager Karl, who had already regularly performed in the first half of the season before the turn of the year: “He is showing his performance on the pitch.”
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Musiala’s comeback is getting closer
Midfield talent David Daiber (18) even prevented Bayern from falling behind with a save in front of the goal line (33′). The Bayern team in the first half was led by striker Harry Kane as captain. After the break, national player Jonathan Tah took over the captaincy from the Englishman.
Manuel Neuer was not yet back in goal after tearing a muscle fiber in his thigh. Joshua Kimmich continues to have ankle problems. In addition, Alphonso Davies and Sacha Boey, who were ill, were unavailable. “No one will be missing for the long term,” Kompany reported on FC Bayern TV before kick-off.
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National player Jamal Musiala did not play at the beginning of the year after his serious leg injury at the Club World Cup last summer. “If it’s in one of the next three games where he might get a few minutes, then we’ll be happy,” said the coach. Attacker Nicolas Jackson is currently still active for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations.
The highlights of the test game in the video
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