It’s certainly a season of change at Bayern Munich, as the young and green, by managerial standards, Vincent Kompany takes over. There have been a ton of changes to the player roster too. Their next preseason warmup takes place on the other side of the world, in South Korea, against Tottenham Hotspur.
Kompany will look to strike a fine balance, between showing some strength for the world to see, and giving the reserves and kids some playing time.
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Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur
Kickoff: Saturday Aug 3, 12pm BST, Seoul World Cup Stadium, South, South Korea
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It’s a difficult middle ground to find, but we think it looks like this…at least from the kickoff.
Bayern Munich Starting XI Prediction vs Tottenham Hotspur
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