Bayern Munich vs Aston Villa - prediction, team news, lineups

Both wrapping up little Asian tours, Aston Villa and Bayern Munich volition conscionable for a pre-season affable connected Friday, erstwhile the brace convene astatine Hong Kong's Kai Tak Stadium.

While the German giants are gearing up for their latest home rubric defence, Villa already person 1 oculus connected a UEFA Super Cup clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

Match preview

With the caller play accelerated approaching, Aston Villa kicked disconnected their speedy travel to Asia with a 3-1 triumph implicit Indonesia All-Stars successful Jakarta, earlier beating Thailand's BG Pathum United by the aforesaid scoreline connected Tuesday.

Once again, Unai Emery made galore changes, continuing to prioritise match-fitness implicit performances arsenic midfield fulcrum Boubacar Kamara marked his long-awaited comeback with a goal.

After lifting the Europa League trophy successful May - erstwhile they besides claimed 4th spot successful the Premier League - Emery's men are present getting acceptable for different demanding campaign. 

Though Villa are anticipating their instrumentality to the Champions League, overmuch has changed since the Birmingham nine won their archetypal European last for 44 years.

Key men Youri Tielemans and Morgan Rogers some headed for the exit aft appearing astatine the World Cup, portion Alejandro Garnacho, Joao Gomes and Swiss prima Johan Manzambi person each arrived astatine Villa Park.

On the pitch, Villa bushed adjacent Walsall 5-0 earlier losing to Porto and Real Sociedad, past posting back-to-back victories successful East Asia.

Next week, they indispensable look down treble European champions PSG successful the UEFA Super Cup, truthful investigating themselves against the mightiness of Bayern Munich should beryllium perfect preparation. 

Despite their presumption arsenic 1 of football's biggest clubs, Bayern person travel retired 2nd champion erstwhile gathering Aston Villa, losing some the 1982 European Cup last and a Champions League clash astatine Villa Park 2 years ago.

Friday's contention volition beryllium overmuch much low-key, arsenic the Bavarian giants proceed their build-up to different Bundesliga campaign.

After striding to a home treble past term, Vincent Kompany's broadside precocious returned to enactment with a astonishment 2-1 decision against Wiesbaden earlier thrashing amateur minnows Rottach-Egern 15-0 a fewer days later.

Then, they acceptable disconnected for a summertime circuit of South Korea and Hong Kong, which began with Tuesday's 2-1 triumph implicit Jeju, arsenic academy graduates Felipe Chavez and Bastian Assomo some got their sanction connected the scoresheet.

With much elder stars returning aft a post-World Cup holiday, determination are present conscionable 2 friendlies near earlier Bayern conscionable Borussia Dortmund successful the Franz Beckenbauer Super Cup connected August 22.

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Aston Villa pre-season form:

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Team News

Aston Villa skipper John McGinn came disconnected with a genu injury during the crippled against BG Pathum United, meaning helium could articulation midfield colleagues Manzambi and Amadou Onana connected the sidelines.

In amended quality for Emery, Kamara has yet returned to enactment portion caller lad Gomes has rapidly slotted into Villa's motor room; rising prima Brian Madjo is besides vying to commencement up front, having already scored 4 goals this summer.

However, respective World Cup players are inactive unavailable: Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa, Lucas Digne and Emi Martinez are not acceptable to diagnostic successful Hong Kong.

Bayern should sanction a stronger XI than the young broadside that faced Jeju, but Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Dayot Upamecano each played successful the World Cup bronze lucifer and person been fixed extended leave.

Lennart Karl, Serge Gnabry and Jamal Musiala missed Germany's dismal campaign, and the guardant trio person yet to return.

After injury-hit appearances successful North America, Alphonso Davies and caller signing Ismael Saibari besides stayed successful Munich to absorption connected gathering their fitness.

Bayern Munich imaginable starting lineup:

Urbig; Boey, Tah, Kim, Brown; Palhinha, Kimmich; Ibrahimovic, Chavez, Diaz; Assomo

Aston Villa imaginable starting lineup:

Bizot; Cash, Lindelof, Torres, Maatsen; Gomes, Bogarde; Guessand, Buendia, Garnacho; Madjo

We say: Bayern Munich 1-1 Aston Villa 

Despite a agelong database of absences, Bayern are a slick instrumentality nether Kompany and tin extremity their barren tally versus Villa.

Neither broadside volition spell afloat state arsenic the caller play approaches, preferring to absorption connected fittingness and tactical aspects portion avoiding immoderate much injuries.

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