Bayern Munich and Aston Villa confirm full lineups for Hong Kong pre-season friendly

Bayern Munich will face UEFA Europa League champions Aston Villa in a pre-season friendly at Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong on Friday, August 7, 2026, the clubs announced ahead of the match.

Aston Villa enter the fixture as reigning Europa League winners after a season in which they finished fourth in the Premier League, with manager Unai Emery leading the side. The Villans have lost Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers since that campaign but opened their Asian tour with a 3-1 victory over Indonesia All Stars at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta and followed that with a 3-1 win over BG Pathum United in Thailand on Tuesday.

Bayern’s pre-season form has been mixed: the German side were beaten 2-1 by third-division SV Wehen Wiesbaden and then recorded a 15-0 win over amateur outfit FC Rottach-Egern. Those results precede the Hong Kong friendly as Bayern continue preparations ahead of the new season.

Bayern’s named starting XI is: Manuel Neuer; Sacha Boey, Kim Min‑jae, Jonathan Tah, Nathaniel Brown; Konrad Laimer, Aleksandar Pavlović, Tom Bischof; Tim Binder, Arijon Ibrahimović, Maycon Cardozo. The substitutes listed are: Sven Ulreich (gk), David Podar-Stiube (gk), Jonas Urbig (gk), Joshua Kimmich, Luis Díaz, João Palhinha, Hiroki Ito, Felipe Chávez, Filip Pavić, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Vincent Manuba, Josip Stanišić, Guido Della Rovere, Bastian Assomo.

Aston Villa’s starting XI is: Marco Bizot; Matty Cash, Victor Lindelöf, Pau Torres, Ian Maatsen; Boubacar Kamara, João Gomes; Emiliano Buendía, Brian Madjo, Boubacar Kamara; Evann Guessand. Villa’s bench comprises: James Wright (gk), Owen Asemota (gk), Tyrone Mings, Tammy Abraham, Kosta Nedeljković, Lamare Bogarde, Triston Rowe, Bradley Burrowes, TJ Carroll, Luka Lynch.

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Bayern will play one further friendly after the Hong Kong fixture before meeting Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on August 22.