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Daily Mirror
07-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
How to watch Tottenham vs Bayern Munich: Live stream and kick-off time for pre-season friendly
Tottenham Hotspur are set to face Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in their final pre-season friendly as Thomas Frank gears up for his first campaign as Spurs boss Tottenham Hotspur are set for a stern test ahead of the new campaign as they wrap up their pre-season schedule against Bayern Munich. Thomas Frank's Spurs face the German champions in their final friendly ahead of Wednesday's UEFA Super Cup clash with PSG. Spurs have already recorded a notable north London Derby victory over Arsenal in Hong Kong and followed that up with a draw against Newcastle United. The club's tour of Asia marked the farewell of long-serving forward and club captain Son Heung-min ahead of his move to MLS franchise LAFC. It has been a summer of change for Spurs, who appointed Frank to replace Europa League-winning manager Ange Postecoglou. New loan signing Joao Palhinha could yet make his debut against his parent club Bayern, while Mathys Tel has also joined Spurs permanently from the German club. In terms of Tottenham's opposition, Vincent Kompany's side have sealed a £65.5million move for Liverpool forward Luis Diaz and the fixture also allows Spurs legend Harry Kane to face his former club. Mirror Football details how to tune into the friendly match and what has been said ahead of the game. When and where is Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur? The match will take place at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Bayern's home stadium. Kick-off is scheduled for 6.30pm local time on Thursday, August 7. For fans tuning in from the UK, the match will start at 5.30pm. It is a repeat of a pre-season fixture from last summer, which saw Kane feature at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time since leaving the club in 2023. That game ended in a 3-2 win for Bayern, and new Spurs boss Frank will hope for a more positive result this time around. How can I watch Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur? The match will not be shown on terrestrial TV or standard sports subscription channels. Spurs will broadcast the game live via their in-house streaming service SPURSPLAY. A SPURSPLAY subscription costs £45-per-year and includes exclusive content and full match replays. The build-up to the Bayern game is scheduled to begin an hour before kick-off. What have Thomas Frank and Vincent Kompany said? The Tottenham boss has admitted he was taken aback by Palhinha's availability, given Bayern's determination to sign the former Fulham midfielder last summer. Frank believes the 30-year-old brings a quality that was previously lacking within his squad. "Yeah, I was a bit surprised,' Frank told 'Bayern went hard for him for two years and for whatever reason, which I actually don't care about because we can get him, it was an opportunity for us.' "I think he is a top player,' Frank added. 'He impressed everyone in the Premier League in the two years he was with Fulham. He is a regular for Portugal. Whatever the reason [Bayern let him go maybe] is the coach, the culture, the club, himself. Sometimes it is difficult to say. My concern is that he wanted to come and we wanted him to come.' Meanwhile, Kompany confessed that it has not been a standard summer as his team only recently returned to action after competing in the Club World Cup. Bayern recorded a 2-1 home win over Lyon last weekend. 'It's an unusual pre-season – a short vacation, short preparation and then back to work,' Kompany told Bayern's club website. 'But we're up for it. We don't have much time. We want to be physically ready for the early games.' J oin our new WhatsApp community and receive your daily dose of Mirror Football content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice.
Daily Mail
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Tottenham signing dazzles on a quiet debut for Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal are faced with a preseason worry - and there's a new set-piece king in town: THINGS WE LEARNED from Spurs' 1-0 win over their rivals in Hong Kong
Tottenham claimed pre-season bragging rights over their bitter north London rivals with a 1-0 win in Hong Kong. Despite both sides creating chances, the looked set to enter the halfway point goalless before a moment of magic from Pape Matar Sarr. The 22-year-old netted a stunning effort from 45 yards to catch David Raya off his line and put Thomas Frank 's side into the lead on the brink of half time. The Gunners pushed for an equaliser following the restart but even the first glimpse of Viktor Gyokeres in an Arsenal shirt following his high-profile move wasn't enough to get them back into the game. Just days after being unveiled to Gunners fans, the Swedish striker endured a quiet afternoon after coming off the bench as Spurs held on to secure victory. NICK CALLOW analysed the game to bring you the seven things we learned from the first north London derby to be staged outside of the UK. Sarr from the halfway line Arsenal wanted tests and not friendlies in all of their matches here. They will not have been disappointed as sets of players got stuck. The only surprise was only one first-half yellow card for Rodrigo Bentancur for a revenge foul on Bukayo Saka. Arsenal were less impressed with Hong Kong referee Lau Fong Hei who missed a sneaky trip from behind on the rapidly breaking Myles Lewis-Skelly which allowed Pape Matar Sarr the time and space to shoot and score a cracker from inside the centre circle. It was made worse when the foul and the goal was replayed on the big screen as Sarr ran to celebrate his brilliant strike and third goal in three games in front of the Arsenal supporters and embarrassed Arsenal keeper David Raya, once again caught off his line. The first North London derby staged outside the UK had a real edge. Gunners' injury concerns Still no sign of Gabriel in the Arsenal squad as he battles back from hamstring surgery in April. Arsenal have two more pre-season matches to get him fit to face Manchester United on 17 August. It's a worry. In other defensive concerns, Jurrien Timber has not resumed full training this summer and Richy Calafiori is nursing yet another 'niggle.' Of worry for Tottenham was Dominic Solanke's absence - again. The star Spurs striker started against Reading earlier this month but missed the ensuing matches against Wycombe and Luton. He did train here on Tuesday night but was not even on the bench against Arsenal. He will hope to play a part in Sunday's match against Newcastle United, in Korea. Fans get behind debuting Gyokeres The biggest cheers of the night came two substitutes: Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres and Tottenham's Son Heung-min. This represented a debut appearance for the Swedish striker and there were more than a few Gunners fans at the stadium sporting the new red and and white kit with his name and the iconic NO.14 on the back. The hype is real. 'Sonny' was the player all local Spurs fans wanted to see so the fact he started as a sub would indicate he will be sent out for a start in Korea at the weekend. Both came on with 15 minutes to go at a time when Spurs were hanging on and Arsenal were struggling to turn their possession into shots on target. Neither made much of an impact after all that! Packed house in Hong Kong Arsenal played in front of relatively small crowds for their matches against AC Milan and Newcastle in Singapore, but this was a 50,000 sell-out in Hong Kong. Both clubs reportedly received a £2m fee just for this match, with promotional fees coming in on top. Overall, both clubs will have travelled over 15,000 miles by the time they get back to north London, and both can hope to have netted well in excess of £10m with future even more lucrative commercial deals also now in the pipeline. Georgson works his magic Tottenham finally have a set-piece coach in former Arsenal man Andreas Georgson and instantly looked the better for it. They successfully fended off two new-look Arsenal corners early on and hit a post from their first dead ball. In a move that seemed to mirror Arsenal's successful tactics of last season, they packed the far post and Pedro Porro curled it their way, dangerously coming off the woodwork. David Raya also looked panicked at the next one, which also hit a post. Maybe Ange Postecoglou should have taken a leaf out of Arsenal's coaching manual too. Havertz has a point to prove Fit again, Arsenal forward Kai Havertz perhaps has the most to fear following the signing of Gyokeres. He finished last season injured and still as their leading scorer on nine Premier League goals and 15 overall. That might not cut it now Arteta has a proper goal-scoring alternative. Havertz battled away and led the line well but his shooting was not overly impressive before he was subbed for Big Vik. The Super Swede had one missed glancing header and did not get to have a single shot on goal in his 15 minute debut. Kudos for Kudus Tottenham's star midfield signing, Mohammed Kudus, already looks made for this Thomas Frank side. The Ghana international offers a threat lacking in the Tottenham squad of last season and pressed as well as he got forward. Tottenham's pressing all round was well coordinated, supported by a generally resilient defensive performance. If Thomas Frank can consistently make them tighter at the back, post more of a threat going forward than they did in this match and be generally more robust, they could be in for a better season than last. They look harder to beat at least.
BBC News
31-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Arsenal v Tottenham: Team news
Mikel Arteta has named a strong starting XI for the first north London derby outside the UK at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. New addition Viktor Gyokeres misses out on making his full debut, but could still make an appearance after being named on a stacked XI: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Norgaard, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Tottenham, Son Heung-min is on the bench alongside James Maddison, who could make his first pre-season XI: Vicario, Porro, Van de Ven, Romero, Spence, Bergvall, Sarr, Bentancur, Odobert, Johnson, live coverage here when the game gets under way
Malay Mail
31-07-2025
- Sport
- Malay Mail
New Gunner Gyokeres could debut against Tottenham in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, July 31 — Viktor Gyokeres could make his Arsenal debut in the cauldron of a north London derby this week in front of 50,000 Hong Kong fans, manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday. The US$67 million (RM285 million) Swedish striker came through an open training session at Kai Tak stadium, where Arsenal will take on Tottenham on Thursday in the bitter rivals' first clash outside of the UK. Gyokeres joined up with Arsenal on their Asia tour only three days ago, after signing from Sporting Lisbon, but will get some time on the pitch if the club medical team think he is ready, said Arteta. He is playing fitness catch-up with his new teammates, though, who came through pre-season friendlies in Singapore last week against AC Milan and Newcastle. 'Yes, I understand he's only done today's session and yesterday, very little,' Arteta told reporters. 'We're going to assess tonight how he is, if the medical staff are happy as well with his condition to participate tomorrow night, it's a possibility. 'With the rest of the squad, everybody is OK.' The 27-year-old Gyokeres fired Sporting to the Portuguese championship last season with 39 goals and made global headlines when he netted a Champions League hat-trick against Manchester City. The striker, who has chosen to wear the number 14 shirt made famous by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, scored a remarkable 97 goals in 102 matches for the Portuguese side. He has joined Arsenal on a five-year deal which could cost the north London club up to US$89 million with performance-related add-ons. His arrival took Arsenal's close-season spending to around US$267 million. They have also signed defender Cristhian Mosquera, midfielder Martin Zubimendi, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, midfielder Christian Norgaard and forward Noni Madueke. Arteta was clearly pleased at the business the club has carried out in the transfer window so far, as he seeks to be the first Arsenal manager to win the Premier League since Arsene Wenger in the 2003/04 season. 'I am extremely happy with the way that we have approached the window and how aggressive we've been,' said Arteta, who has finished runner-up in the Premier League for the past three seasons. Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard said he was excited to play with his fellow Scandinavian, Gyokeres, calling him 'a very complete' player. 'I think you've all seen what he's done in his career so far, especially the last season at Sporting, and the numbers speak for themselves,' Norwegian international Odegaard said. 'You know, he's physical, strong, fast, good finisher and intelligent as well. 'So I think he's a very complete striker,' said Odegaard. 'Really excited to have him with the team. And he's only trained a few times, but you can already see the quality and the energy and the willingness.' — AFP
BBC News
30-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Arteta on Gyokeres taking Henry's number, transfers and Spurs
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Thursday's pre-season friendly against rivals Tottenham in Hong Kong (12:30 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Arteta confirmed defenders Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori will miss the match through injury while new signings Viktor Gyokeres will be assessed by the medical team today to determine whether he can be Gyokeres taking the number 14 shirt, famously worn by Thierry Henry: "I use the word conviction and that's the first thing that I noticed when I spoke to him. Someone very determined, someone that was already really attached to the club in the way he was talking, about the history and in this case Thierry and what the shirt represented. He straight away felt it. When you feel it, go for it."Arteta said he is content with the Gunners' transfer business so far: "I am extremely happy with the way we have approached the window and how aggressive we have been. There's still a long period still with the window open. So far we are very happy with what we've achieved so make sure at the end of the window we continue to be super happy."On the first north London derby to take place outside the UK: "[It is] a great idea to bring football tradition and a rivalry to a completely different country. It's an opportunity for everybody to feel that and for us, it increases the competition level again and is a different challenge."On the atmosphere in Hong Kong: They're going to be so lucky to play in this incredible stadium with 50,000 people, who I'm sure are going to be super loud and passionate. The most impressive thing is our supporters. It makes us feel that this trip is worth it as people here deserve to see the team as well."On his goals for next season: "To do better than the previous one. I think we all know what that means. Everything this time is in preparation - in terms of how we build the squad and how ready the team is going to be to compete from day one. Everything that we've seen so far is very very positive."
