Luis Díaz will hope to feature against Aston Villa in Hong Kong. - © IMAGO/Eibner-Pressefoto

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Bayern Munich vs. Aston Villa: Pre-season friendly build-up and live blog

06.08.2026

Bayern Munich are stepping up their preparations for the 2026/27 season with a friendly against last season's UEFA Europa League winners Aston Villa on Friday 7 August (kick-off: 2pm CEST).

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Watch: Bayern stars arrive in Hong Kong

Aston Villa's pre-season so far

Unai Emery's team have won three of their five friendlies so far. A 5-0 victory over Walsall was followed by defeats against Porto (2-1) and Real Sociedad (4-2), but they have since recorded back-to-back 3-1 wins over Indonesia All-Stars and BG Pathum United.

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Bayern's pre-season so far

After losing 2-1 to Wehen Wiesbaden and putting 15 past Bavarian minnows Rottach-Egern, Bayern jetted off to the Far East for their 10th Audi Summer Tour. They beat Jeju SK 2-1 in South Korea in their first friendly of the trip, but Aston Villa are likely to provide a somewhat sterner test.

Hello and welcome!

Thank you for joining us for build-up and live match coverage of Bayern Munich's pre-season friendly with Aston Villa as we approach the start of the 2026/27 season.