Bayern Munich 1-0 Tottenham: Gamethread and Live Blog - Halftime Observations

Halftime Observations

Vincent Kompany experimented with Luis Díaz on the left wing, Kingsley Coman on the right wing, and Michael Olise roaming the central attack. Olise was very active in being available as a passing option and attacking with dribbles but Coman tended to hang back and let Konrad Laimer make the attacking runs behind Tottenham’s defense. Bayern fans will yearn for Thomas Müller’s presence but this next generation will need to find a different solution.

Harry Kane missed his first penalty kick since the 2022 World Cup loss to France. The miss ended his streak of 30 consecutive conversions from the spot.

Josip Stanišić has been on an island against Mohammed Kudus but Stanišić clearly has the upper hand, winning four out of five ground duels.

No one should ever take my fashion advice, but the retro black jerseys are both fresh and clean.

45’: Bayern up 1-0 at the break.

41’: Yellow card. Tottenham captain Cristian Romero is booked for a foul.

15’: Harry Kane slips and misses a rare penalty kick.

12’: GOOOAAALLL! Bayern up 1-0. Michael Olise plays a precision ball over the top. Harry Kane calmly settles it on to his left foot and buries it in the corner. VAR would have ruled Kane offside but there is no VAR in friendlies.

1’: LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!!!

As predicted, Vincent Kompany is rolling out his top choices, with a couple interesting wrinkles. Jonathan Tah earned the starting nod at center-back next to Dayot Upamecano. Luis Díaz, Michael Olise, and Kingsley Coman will be the three attackers behind Harry Kane. Díaz and Olise can both play as the number ten but will likely be interchangeable as the match progresses.

Over the weekend, Bayern Munich kicked off the 2025/26 campaign with a 2-1 win over Olympique Lyon in a friendly. Michael Olise scored both goals but the real head turner was Vincent Kompany’s 11-man line change at halftime.

Historically, Bayern has owned Tottenham in six meetings (4W-1D-1L) across the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, and European Cup. The single loss occurred in the second leg of the 1983 UEFA Cup. Last summer, Bayern Munich bested Tottenham twice in friendlies played one week apart.

After defeating Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League, Tottenham did not play in a summer tournament but lined up five friendlies (2W-3D-0L) over the past month. The match against Bayern will be Tottenham’s final friendly ahead of the UEFA Super Cup next week with Champions League winner Paris Saint-Germain.

Odds: Bayern (-220), Draw (+320), Tottenham (+475)

Prediction: Bayern wins, 3-2. Bayern will race out to a 2-0 lead by halftime with goals from Luis Díaz and Konrad Laimer, both on assists from Michael Olise. In the 60th minute, Bayern will start making subs and the cracks will start to show. Mathys Tel will score against his former club before Harry Kane’s penalty kick puts the match out of reach. Tottenham will find a stoppage time goal but it will be too little too late for the Londoners.

It’s Bayern time.

Match Info

Location: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany

Date: Thursday, August 7th, 2025

Time: 6:30pm local time (12:30pm EST)

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