Bayern Munich’s first game back since the World Cup was a lively one, as they drew 4-4 with Austrian neighbours Red Bull Salzburg in a highly frenzied friendly match.

Bayern Munich 4-4 Red Bull Salzburg
Goals: 1-0 Sane (9’), 1-1 Koita (17’), 1-2 Konate (51‘), 1-3 Okafor (54‘), 2-3 Ibrahimovic (69‘), 3-3 Coman (71’), 4-3 Tel (88‘), 4-4 Okafor (89’)

Bayern had won their last 10 games in all competitions before the World Cup winter break, and in their first game back, taking on European neighbours RB Salzburg, the Bavarians were in no mood to let their standards slip. Beginning the game firmly on the front foot, it was the hosts who raced out of the blocks at the Bayern Campus in northern Munich. Julian Nagelsmann's chargers were relentless in their attacking patterns, seemingly unaffected by having not played for a significant period and took the lead after just nine minutes on the clock. Ryan Gravenberch’s fine pass found Leroy Sane, with the Germany international taking a couple of touches before expertly bending the ball into the top left corner, just beyond Philipp Köhn’s reach. Salzburg managed to equalise shortly afterwards though following a fine counter-attacking move when Sedou Koita found himself one-on-one with Sven Ulreic and coolly finishing past the Bayern keeper. The home side continued to pile on the pressure, but to no avail, with usually reliable finishers spurning a whole host of chances.

Instead, it was Salzburg that took a surprise lead in the second half. After substitute Samson Baidoo’s header clattered the Bayern bar, the ball splurged out to fellow replacement Karim Konate, who tucked away nicely. Moments later, Salzburg doubled their advantage, this time through Noah Okafor who sent a rocket past Ulreich. Despite that quick-fire setback, Bayern soon rallied themselves. Arijon Ibrahimovic pulled one back for his team, with the youngster firing a lovely strike into the bottom left-hand corner of the net to make it 3-2. Continuing to pile on the pressure, the equaliser duly came. Mathys Tel pulled back on the edge of the box to fellow Frenchman Kingsley Coman to finish with aplomb. Tel thought he’d won it late on by putting Bayern 4-3 in front, but Okafor had other ideas, netting his second of the evening to earn his side a well-deserved draw.

Joshua Kimmich shields the ball from his opponent. - Adam Pretty/Getty Images

Match stats

• Sadio Mane registered 45 goals and 32 assists in 87 appearances for Salzburg between August 2012 and September 2014.
• Jamal Musiala has scored 12 times in 22 competitive games for Bayern so far this season.
• Bayern have won all seven competitive fixtures that Ulreich has started in 2022/23, keeping five clean sheets.
• Marcel Sabitzer and Dayot Upamecano are two more ex-Salzburg players in Bayern's ranks, having made 51 and 23 appearances for the Austrians respectively.
• Nagelsmann's team beat Salzburg 7-1 in last term's UEFA Champions League round of 16 home leg - their third win in four against the Austrians (D1).
• Salzburg full-back Bernardo made 49 appearances in Leipzig colours in 2016/17 and 2017/18.

Teams

Bayern: Ulreich (Schenk 63’) – Stanisic (Wanner 63’), Pavard (Zvonarek 63’), Upamecano (Blind 63’), Davies (Buchmann 63’) – Kimmich, Gravenberch (Tel 63’) – Gnabry (Coman 63’), Musiala (Ibrahimovic 63’), Sane (Kabadayi 63’) – Müller (Sabitzer 63’)
Unused subs: -
Out: Choupo-Moting (unwell), De Ligt (ankle), Goretzka (rested), Hernandez (ACL), Mane (leg), Mazraoui (heart inflammation), Neuer (leg fracture), Sarr (knee)
Coach: Julian Nagelsmann

Salzburg: Köhn – Van der Brempt (Dedic 46’) , Pavlovic (Baidoo 46’), Onguene (Solet 46’), Bernardo (Ibertsberger 46’) – Hofer (Kjaergaard 46’), Seiwald (Gourna-Duath 46’) – Kameri (Konate 46’), Sucic (Forson 46’) – Koita (Adamu 46’), Sesko (Okafor 46’)
Unused subs: Stejskal, Gevorgyan, Agyekum
Out: -
Coach: Matthias Jaissle

As it happened!

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