Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart: Full lineups confirmed with Harry Kane starting
Bayern Munich will host VfB Stuttgart at the Allianz Arena in Munich on Friday, August 28, 2026, in Matchday 1 of the Bundesliga 2026-27 season; Harry Kane has been named in Bayern’s starting XI. Full lineups for both sides were published ahead of the fixture.
Bayern enter the season as reigning German champions, having finished 16 points clear of Borussia Dortmund last term, and head coach Vincent Kompany will be hoping for a strong first outing. The hosts’ forward line contains Harry Kane and Michael Olise, players the source described as part of one of Europe’s most feared attacking units, and Bayern were labelled heavy favourites. VfB Stuttgart finished fourth in the Bundesliga last season; the visitors will look to in-form players such as Deniz Undav and Bilal El Khannouss, who the article says impressed at the FIFA World Cup 2026, to influence the result.
Bayern Munich’s confirmed starting XI is Manuel Neuer; Konrad Laimer, Dayot Upamecano, Kim Min-jae, Alphonso Davies; Joshua Kimmich, Aleksandar Pavlovic; Michael Olise, Nathaniel Brown, Luis Diaz; Harry Kane. The Bayern bench listed in the source reads: Jonas Urbig (gk), Tom Bischof, Arijon Ibrahimovic, Hiroki Ito, Lennart Karl, Ismael Saibari, Bara Sapoko Ndiaye, Josip Stanisic, Jonathan Tah. The club posted the squad announcement on social media with the line: 🔴 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘽𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 ⚪️How we line-up for #FCBVfB tonight! 📋 pic.twitter.com/wWoJ1kerEC
VfB Stuttgart’s starting XI published in the article is Fabian Bredlow; Finn Jeltsch, Julian Chabot, Ramo Hendriks; Josha Vagnoman, Grischa Promel, Angelo Stiller, Maximilian Mittelstadt; Tiago Tomas, Deniz Undav; Dzenan Pejcinovic. The Stuttgart bench shown in the source is Marius Funk (gk), Ameen Al Dakhil, Chema Andres, Badredine Bouanani, Ermedin Demirovic, Bilal El Khannouss, Atakan Karazor, Jamie Leweling, Leonidas Stergiou.
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The Matchday 1 clash will be played on Friday, August 28, 2026, with kick‑off at 12:00 AM IST (Saturday, August 29, 2026) in India. The fixture will be held at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany.