Manchester City face a major preseason test on July 25 as Pep Guardiola's side take on Bayern Munich in Tokyo.
Guardiola's treble winners survived a few scares in their tour opener as Erling Haaland's late double sealed a 5-3 win over J League holder Yokohama Marinos.
This clash ought to be be a bigger test for Guardiola and his players, although Thomas Tuchel will not be expecting a repeat of Bayern's outrageous 27-0 friendly victory over Rottach-Egern against the current European champions.
The Sporting News looks at the key details ahead of this game, which pits the defending Premier League champions against the reigning Bundesliga kingpins.
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What time does Bayern Munich vs Man City kickoff?
This preseason friendly takes place at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan and kicks off on Wednesday, July 26 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
Here's how that time translates across some of the major territories:
| Date | Kickoff time | |
| USA | Wed, Jul 26 | 6:30 a.m. ET |
| Canada | Wed, Jul 26 | 6:30 a.m. ET |
| UK | Wed, Jul 26 | 11:30 a.m. BST |
| Australia | Wed, Jul 26 | 8:30 p.m. AEST |
| India | Wed, Jul 26 | 4:00 p.m. IST |
| Hong Kong | Wed, Jul 26 | 6:30 p.m. HKT |
| Malaysia | Wed, Jul 26 | 6:30 p.m. MYT |
| Singapore | Wed, Jul 26 | 6:30 p.m.SGT |
| New Zealand | Wed, Jul 26 | 10:30 p.m. NZST |
Bayern Munich vs Man City live stream, TV channel
Preseason games are not always available for broadcast or streaming with Manchester City providing an in-house option for supporters.
CITY+ will broadcast the game live to viewers across the world with streaming options available on their RECAST service.
City are currently offering subscription packages for CITY+/Recast at £34.99 per year, or monthly for £4.99.
With Bayern Munich set as City's opponents in this tie, there is also wide ranging coverage in Germany, including televised options with Sky Sport Bundesliga 1 and Sky Sport Premier League and streaming on Sky GO and DAZN.
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Bayern Munich vs Man City confirmed starting lineups
Bayern's wild win over Rottach-Egern will not have provided Tuchel will too much to work with ahead of this encounter and he is still missing veteran duo Thomas Muller and Manuel Neuer through injury.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1): 27-Yann Sommer (GK) — 40-Noussair Mazraoui 2-Dayot Upamecano, 5-Benjamin Pavard, 19-Alphonso Davies — 24-Konrad Laimer, 6-Joshua Kimmich — 11-Kingsley Coman, 42-Jamal Musiala, 10-Leroy Sane — 7-Serge Gnabry
Guardiola gave a positive update on Kevin De Bruyne's recovery from a hamstring injury but the playmaker is only likely to feature from the bench, if at all.
Ruben Dias, Rodri and Erling Haaland all played the second half of the win over Yokohama F. Marinos, with Dias into the team from kickoff this time around.
Man City (4-3-3 right to left): 31-Ederson (GK) — 2-Kyle Walker, 3-Ruben Dias, 5-John Stones, 6-Nathan Ake — 82-Rico Lewis, 8-Mateo Kovacic, 20-Bernardo Silva — 87-James McAtee, 19-Julian Alvarez, 10-Jack Grealish
Bayern Munich vs Man City prediction, odds
City showed some signs of rustiness against Yokohama, but the firepower Guardiola possess remains as potent as ever, and they will be confident of edging a Bayern side that is yet to be tested this summer.
Prediction: Man City to win 2-1
| BAY win | Draw | CITY win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Interaction (Canada) | 2.80 | 3.80 | 2.18 | 1.33 / 2.80 | 1.38 / 2.90 |
| SkyBet (UK) | 11/10 | 13/5 | 9/5 | 4/11, 2/1 | 2/5, 7/4 |
| Dafabet (India) | 2.79 | 3.63 | 2.15 | 1.34 / 3.00 | 1.36 / 2.87 |
| Unibet (Australia) | 2.88 | 3.60 | 2.15 | 1.30 / 3.20 | 1.35 / 3.00 |
