Bundesliga

Bayern Vs. Leipzig Kicks Off Bundesliga Season

Ahead of the release of the full fixture list for the new 2025/26 Bundesliga season, it has already been revealed that Bayern Munich will kick off the new campaign at home to RB Leipzig on Friday 22 August.

As is tradition, the reigning league champions get the new campaign under way, and this year is set to begin with a bang as Vincent Kompany’s Bayern side host long-standing rivals Leipzig.

Bayern regained the German crown from 2023/24 champions Bayer Leverkusen last term after amassing 82 points, losing just twice along the way.

Despite losing Thomas Müller, Leroy Sané and Eric Dier over the summer, they have strengthened by recruiting Jonathan Tah and Tom Bischof.

Leipzig, meanwhile, fell short of their lofty standards in 2024/25 and ended up in seventh spot, out of European qualifying.

Head coach Marco Rose was dismissed in March and replaced in an interim capacity by Zsolt Lőw, with tactician Ole Werner announced as the new man in the hotseat at the Red Bull Arena earlier this week.

The 37-year-old enhanced his reputation across a three-and-a-half-year spell at Werder Bremen, steering them back into the top flight from Bundesliga 2 and overseeing improvement every year with 13th, ninth and eighth placed finishes between 2023 and 2025.

With the likes of Xavi, Loïs Openda and Benjamin Šeško now at his disposal, big things are expected of Werner at Leipzig.

Starting with the Matchday 1 curtain-raiser at the Allianz Arena.

The teams have met 18 times in the Bundesliga to date, and while Bayern won four of the first five, Leipzig have since become one of the Bavarians’ bogey teams.

There have been seven draws since then, including a thrilling 3-3 stalemate on Matchday 32 last season, while Leipzig earned a 3-1 victory in Munich in May 2023, coming from a goal down thanks to three second-half goals.

Dani Olmo also hit a hat-trick in the 2023 Supercup as Leipzig spoiled Harry Kane’s debut at Bayern with a thumping 3-0 success in Munich.

So mark this match in your calendars! With an average of 3.5 goals per game, as well as Kane, Jamal Musiala and Michael Olise, among others, out to start with a win, this one is not to be missed!

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Musiala Dismisses Blame For Injury, Calls It Part Of The Game

Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala says “there’s no-one to blame” for the broken leg and dislocated ankle he suffered during their Club World Cup defeat by Paris St-Germain last week.

The 22-year-old attacking midfielder was injured in the first half when he was caught by PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma while chasing down a ball near the byeline.

He was taken to hospital for assessment afterwards before flying back to Munich for surgery on Monday and is expected to be out “for the next few months”, according to Bayern.

“I think situations like this happen and now I’m just going to use the next period of time to build up my strength and positivity again,” Musiala said in a video posted on Instagram., external

“The surgery went really well, I’m in good care and I wanted to say there’s no-one to blame for this.”

Germany international Musiala cried out in pain following the challenge, while Donnarumma and other players were visibly shaken.

Musiala, who started his rehabilitation on Tuesday, scored 21 goals and finished with eight assists in all competitions last season as Bayern lifted the Bundesliga title.

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Bayern’s Musiala Hit By Fresh Injury Setback

Bayern Munich playmaker Jamal Musiala faces another spell on the sidelines after suffering what appeared to be a serious injury in his side’s FIFA Club World Cup quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain.

The return of the outstanding 22-year-old Bayern and Germany attacker had boosted Vincent Kompany’s men during their summer at the Club World Cup in the USA.

On making his first start since a Bundesliga match in Augsburg in April, he collided into PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma shortly before half-time and had to be stretchered off the field in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Musiala netted a hat-trick in a huge 10-0 win over Auckland City in Bayern’s opening tie in the tournament, but the player and club now face an anxious wait for a precise diagnosis with fears over a prolonged spell on the sidelines.

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Leao Not A Bayern Priority, Says CEO

Bayern Munich President Uli Hoeness confirmed there were some talks with Milan for Rafael Leao, but ‘they weren’t fruitful and it never became an advanced topic’ of discussion.

There were multiple reports over the last couple of months than the Bundesliga giants were going to push for Leao in the summer.

The 26-year-old has a release clause in his contract set at well over €110m, but several sides still attempted to negotiate a deal.

Bayern Munich liked Leao, but made no offer
However, while there were negotiations for Leao, Bayern Munich chief Hoeness insists they were only ever at an early stage.

“Max Everl told me that he had talks, but they weren’t fruitful and it was never an advanced topic of discussion,” the Bayern Munich legend told BR24Sport in Germany.

When asked if there would be an imminent offer to sign the Portugal international, he shook his head and assured “no, no.”

There had been reports the Germans were prepared to offer €75m cash plus either Leon Goretzka or Kingsley Coman.

Meanwhile, Rafael Leao is reportedly set to arrive at the Milan pre-season training camp on Sunday evening, ready to start work with new coach Max Allegri.

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