Borussia Monchengladbach vs Bayern Munich, 7.30pm GMT
Bayern Munich’s defence of the Bundesliga crown begins on Friday evening with a trip to Borussia Monchengladbach in the opening game of the 2021-22 season.
Both sides go in to the new campaign with new men in control of the reins, as Adi Hutter and Julian Nagelsmann both seek to get off on the right foot in competitive action.
A dismal run of Bundesliga form between January and March all but killed off Die Fohlen’s hopes of a second consecutive stint in the Champions League with their poor fortunes starting around the time that Rose was confirmed to be taking the Dortmund job and three defeats from their final five games saw them finish eighth and miss out on Europe entirely.
Having won everything that was there to be won during his short-lived spell as Bayern manager, Hansi Flick has since swapped league action for international dugouts after being appointed Joachim Low‘s successor for the German national team.
Still a managerial rookie at just 34 years of age, Julian Nagelsmann said no to Tottenham Hotspur and yes to Bayern Munich, but with a whole host of international stars missing a good chunk of pre-season, early results have not gone in the former RB Leipzig coach’s favour.
Indeed, the 31-time German champions – now seeking their 10th consecutive crown – suffered pre-season defeats to Monchengladbach, Napoli and Koln while also playing out a 2-2 draw with Ajax, with their makeshift youthful defence conceding 10 goals over their four exhibition games.
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