Bayern lose chaos test against Manchester City: spectators flee - Mané not there

Created: 2022-07-24Updated: 2022-07-24 09:35

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Manchester City's Jack Grealish (l) is defended by Bayern Munich's Benjamin Pavard.

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In the second friendly in the USA, Bayern lose to Manchester City.

The goal scorer is ex-Dortmunder Erling Haaland.

Green Bay – FC Bayern Munich lost their last friendly against Manchester City a week before the start of the competitive game thanks to a goal by Erling Haaland.

The German champions lost 1-0 (0-1) in Green Bay on Saturday (local time).

Ex-Dortmunder Erling Haaland was successful on his debut in the twelfth minute for the English champions coached by ex-Bayern coach Pep Guardiola.

FC Bayern vs. Manchester City: Storm interrupts game

The game in front of 78,128 spectators could only be started with a delay due to the weather conditions.

Even before the game at 1:00 a.m. German time on the night from Saturday to Sunday, dark clouds were gathering over Lambeau Field, the game was initially started 15 minutes late and had to be interrupted again for around 60 minutes after the Haaland goal .

Except for a few die-hard fans, most of the spectators in the sold-out Green Bay Packers stadium fled to the catacombs from the heavy rain and thunderstorms.

In addition, the game was played twice for 40 minutes with only a short half-time break.

Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann made a number of changes at the end of the trip to the USA.

After beating DC United 6-2 in Washington, Bayern Munich had to do without attacking star Sadio Mané at the Lambeau Field football stadium.

The Senegalese did not return to the United States after being voted Africa's footballer of the year in Morocco.

He meets his team again in Munich.

Bayern newcomers Matthijs de Ligt, Ryan Gravenberch and Noussair Mazraoui came on as a substitute during the second half but were unable to make an impact.

FC Bayern: Supercup against RB Leipzig in a week

Then Bayern only have a few days to prepare for the first competitive game of the new season.

The German champions line up for the Supercup duel at cup winners RB Leipzig on Saturday.

Six days later, the Munich side open the new Bundesliga season away together with Europa League winners Eintracht Frankfurt.

“Of course we are looking forward to the Supercup.

It has always been a kind of location determination," said CEO Oliver Kahn at the weekend in Green Bay.

In addition to Dortmund, Leipzig is also a big competitor after winning the cup next season.