FC Bayern München Celebrates Dominant Test Victory Against Rottach-Egern After National Team Players' Return

FC Bayern concluded their brief training camp at Lake Tegernsee with a fitting friendly match victory upon the return of the German national team players.

The German record champions convincingly defeated FC Rottach-Egern from the Kreisklasse Zugspitze 15-0 (6-0) in front of honorary president Uli Hoeneß. For DFB captain Joshua Kimmich and the other German World Cup participants, who had resumed preparations on Monday, this match in the scorching heat was their first appearance since their disappointing World Cup exit. Manuel Neuer did not participate yet.

Filip Pavic (8th minute), Arijon Ibrahimovic (9th/45th+2), Felipe Chávez (10th/13th), and Maycon Cardozo (45th+3) scored in the first half. After the break, Cardozo (50th), Armindo Sieb (51st/59th), Joao Palhinha (56th), Bara Ndiaye (67th), Bastian Assomo (67th), Pavlovic (86th), Kimmich (88th), and Nuraj Skender (90th+3) added to the tally in front of 2,600 fans at the Stadion am Birkenmoos.

Similar to the first test match against third-division side SV Wehen Wiesbaden (1-2), Bayern started with a C-team featuring Tom Bischof, Min-Jae Kim, and Palhinha. Kimmich, Jonathan Tah, new signing Nathaniel Brown in his debut, and Pavlovic were gradually substituted in the second half.

Sporting director Christoph Freund drew a positive conclusion from the four days at Lake Tegernsee. "Various players have returned, so we were able to train in a larger group again for the first time. The intensity was very good; you could tell that everyone was enjoying it," he said.

FC Bayern Munich Embarks on Asia Tour to South Korea on Saturday

On Saturday, Bayern will depart for their Asia tour to South Korea and Hong Kong (until August 8th). There, they are scheduled to play test matches against Jeju SK FC (August 4th) and Aston Villa (August 7th).

Luis Díaz and Konrad Laimer will then join the squad. Harry Kane, Michael Olise, and Dayot Upamecano are still on World Cup leave until their teammates return. New signing Ismael Saibari, Jamal Musiala, Serge Gnabry, Alphonso Davies, and Lennart Karl are out with injuries.

The record champions' first competitive match will be on August 22nd in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup against vice-champion Borussia Dortmund. On August 28th, the double winners will open the Bundesliga season against cup finalist VfB Stuttgart.