New Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has a final chance of pre-season to tinker with his side in a non-competitive game when they visit reigning German champions Bayern Munich on Thursday.
Bayern’s pre-season campaign started on Saturday, beating French side Lyon 2-1 at home through two Michael Olise goals.
The team news reunites Tottenham with their all-time top scorer, Harry Kane, who scored 280 goals for the club between 2011 and 2023.
101GreatGoals.com brings you the confirmed starting teams from the pre-season friendly between Bayern Munich and Tottenham.
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Bayern Munich lineup vs Tottenham
Bayern winger Jamal Musiala has had surgery on a serious leg injury sustained during the Club World Cup defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on July 5.
Defenders Hiroki Ito and Alphonso Davies are injured and midfielder Aleksandar Pavlovic suffered a fractured eye socket in training, but Luis Diaz features again following the wideman’s arrival from Liverpool.
Of Luis Diaz’s fellow new signings, Jonathan Tah starts in defence and 20-year-old Germany midfielder Tom Bischof is on the bench.
Bayern starting XI: Neuer; Laimer, Upamecano, Tah, Stanisic; Kimmich, Goretzka; Coman, Olise, Luis Diaz; Kane
Bayern substitutes: Ulreich, Urbig, Kim, Kiala, Guerreiro, Boey, Dalpiaz, Santos, Bischof, Karl, Mike, Wanner, Chavez, Kusi-Asare
Tottenham lineup vs Bayern Munich
Tottenham hand a non-competitive debut to midfielder Joao Palhinha, who is on loan from Bayern, while forward Mathys Tel, who has made his loan move from Die Roten permanent, is on the bench.
Attacking midfielder Dejan Kulusevski and defender Destiny Udogie are out. James Maddison will have surgery on a right knee anterior cruciate ligament rupture the playmaker sustained against Newcastle in Seoul on Sunday.
Striker Dominic Solanke is recovering from a knock and there will be no reunion for Kane and former strike partner Son Heung-min, who confirmed on Wednesday that he is joining MLS team LAFC.
Spurs starting XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha, Sarr; Johnson, Richarlison, Kudus
Spurs substitutes: Kinsky, Austin, Davies, Danso, Vuskovic, Gray, Bissouma, Bergvall, Odobert, Tel
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Is Bayern vs Tottenham on TV? Live online streams
The match kicks off at 17:30 BST / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT on Thursday.
Tottenham’s SpursPlay costs £45 for a season, with coverage of this game beginning on the channel 30 minutes from kick-off.
FC Bayern TV Plus will also be showing the game live, with subscriptions starting at four euros a month.
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When does Bayern’s 2025/26 Bundesliga season start?
The first round of Bundesliga games in 2025/26 will be on the weekend of August 23 2025, with Bayern starting the action at home to Leipzig on Friday, August 22 at 19:30 BST (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).
When does Tottenham’s 2025/26 Premier League season start?
After the Super Cup final against Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain in Udine on Wednesday (20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT), Spurs start their season at home to Burnley on August 16 (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT).
They then visit Manchester City on August 23 (12:30 BST / 07:30 ET / 04:30 PT) in a game that will be shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 1 and Ultimate.
The last round of matches will all start at the same time on May 24 2026. No rounds will take place within 60 hours of each other and there will be no fixture on December 24.
