Bayern Munich v RB Leipzig: Lineups confirmed for Telekom Cup friendly
Bayern Munich will host RB Leipzig at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Saturday, August 15, 2026, in a pre-season friendly where the winner will lift the Telekom Cup trophy. The match serves as a final warm-up ahead of the German clubs’ competitive commitments.
Bayern enter the game as the reigning German champions and have won three of their four pre-season fixtures, beating amateur side FC Rottach-Egern 15-0 in a training-ground clash and recording 2-1 victories over Jeju FC and Aston Villa after a surprise 2-1 loss to Wehen Wiesbaden. RB Leipzig arrive following a 2-0 defeat to Leeds United and an earlier 3-1 opening friendly loss to Mamelodi Sundowns, but they have since beaten VSG Altglienicke 2-1, Ingolstadt 1-0 and SC Verl 4-0.
Starting XI: Manuel Neuer; Jonathan Tah, Aleksandar Pavlovic, Kim Min-Jae, Nathaniel Brown; Joshua Kimmich, Tom Bischof; Tim Binder, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Konrad Laimer; Luis Diaz. Bench: Jonas Urbig (gk), Jamal Musiala, Alphonso Davies, Hiroki Ito, Sacha Boey, Felipe Chavez, Ismael Saibari, Wisdom Mike, Bara Ndiaye, Filip Pavic, Maycon Cardozo. Our lineup for the Telekom Cup against Leipzig! pic.twitter.com/QLWt97cvMd
Starting XI: Maarten Vandevoordt; Ridle Baku, Willi Orban, Castello Lukeba, David Raum; Nicolas Seiwald, Ezekiel Banzuzi; Antonio Nusa, Brajan Gruda, Tidiam Gomis; Andrija Maksimovic. Bench: Leopold Zingerle (gk), El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Conrad Harder, Johan Bakayoko, Rocco Reitz, Ayodele Thomas, Max Finkgrafe, Benjamin Henrichs, Lutsharel Geertruida, Samba Konate, Arthur Vermeeren. Micho's team to take on FC Bayern 📋👊#FCBRBL pic.twitter.com/KlnxYTKbXZ
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After tonight’s match Bayern will meet Borussia Dortmund in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup final on August 22, making this Telekom Cup fixture an opportunity for Vincent Kompany to work on his tactics ahead of that tie.
