Luis Díaz and Michael Olise star as Bayern Munich overcome Lyon

New Bayern Munich signing Luis Díaz made a successful debut for the club as Bayern Munich overcame Lyon 2-1, thanks to a double from Michael Olise.

Bayern 2-1 Lyon
Goals: 1-0 Olise 53’ (pen.), 2-0 Olise 62’ (assist: Gnabry), 2-1 Rodriguez 83’ (assist: Merah)

After a first half in which neither goalkeeper was really tested, Vincent Kompany decided to make full use of his substitutes bench by making 11 changes.

This meant a debut for new signing Díaz. From the off, the Colombian looked a threat, and he had his opposite number worried every time he got on the ball; so much so that in the 52nd minute, the Colombian was pulled down in the box for a penalty. Olise stepped up and converted the spot-kick.

Olise opened the scoring after Díaz won his new club a penalty. – ALEXANDRA BEIER

Just ten minutes later, Olise doubled the scoring after being fed through by Serge Gnabry as Bayern‘s substitutes made a lively start.

Just a few minutes from time, Lyon pulled one, but the visitors never looked likely to level. Instead, Díaz once more came close, having had two earlier efforts well-saved by the Lyon goalkeepers, but unfortunately for the Colombian, he was thwarted once more.

Bayern: Neuer (Urbig 46’) – Boey (Laimer 46’), Upamecano (Kiala 46’), Kim (Tah 46’), Guerreiro (Stanišić 46’) – Goretzka (Kimmich 46’), Bischof (Santos Daiber 46’), Wanner (Gnabry 46’) – Karl (Olise 46’), Kane (Kusi-Asare 46’), Coman (Díaz 46’)
Unused subs: Ulreich, Dalpiaz, Chavez
Out: Davies (cruciate ligament), Ito (broken foot), Musiala (broken leg and ankle), Palhinha (transfer negotiations with another club), Pavlović (fractured eye socket)
Coach: Vincent Kompany

Lyon: Descamps (Patouillet 74’) – Kumbedi (Matic 82’), Clinton (Barisic 82’), Niakhaté, Abner – Tessmann (Goncalves 82’), Tolisso (c) (de Carvalho 46’), Merah, Maitland-Niles (Rodriguez 82’), Afonso Moreira (Himbert 82’) – Mikautadze (Kluivert 82’)
Unused subs: Diarra, Y. Konan, Diawara, Nuamah
Out: Nuamah (cruciate ligament), Mangala (cruciate ligament)
Coach: Paulo Fonseca

As it happened!

Full-time: Bayern 2-1 Lyon

A nice win for Bayern as they hold off a late Lyon fightback to win 2-1 thanks to a Michael Olise double. The opener was a penalty won by new signing Luis Díaz, who looked lively after coming off the bench at half-time, although he couldn’t quite find the goal he so desperately wanted. The second goal was a tidy finish after Olise was played in behind by Gnabry. Lyon did pull one back late on through 17-year-old Gomes Rodríguez, but the visitors couldn’t find an equaliser. Bayern will host Tottenham next on 7 August.

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Full-time

Díaz just can’t quite get his goal

For a third time since coming on, Díaz is denied by a Lyon goalkeeper. Gnabry once again slips him in down the left, but the Colombian can’t steer it home.

Lyon have one back

Kimmich plays a short corner to Olise, but the Frenchman makes a real mess of things, allowing Lyon to counter. Gomes Rodríguez is slipped in behind, and the youngster manages to slot home past Urbig whilst under pressure. Game back on.

Alejandro Gomes Rodríguez

GOAL!

2:1

More changes from the visitors

Lyon take the opportunity to make a few more subs for the final ten minutes.

Kusi-Asare almost adds a third

The Swede is slipped in against the Lyon goalkeeper, but his effort is dealt with by a big hand from the substitute stopper.

Great effort from Mikautadze

The Georgian striker has looked the most likely for the visitors, and this is the closest he has come to scoring. He nips inside Tah and strikes one with his left that hits the post and bounces away.

The visitors make a few changes of their own

After keeping substitutes to a relative minimum at half-time, Lyon have decided to make a few more changes now, including a replacement in goal.

A nervy moment for Urbig

Just a couple of minutes after making a great save, the young goalkeeper gets the ball stuck under his feet and almost loses out to a Lyon attacker. That was very close.

Gnabry with a huge chance

Díaz again has the beating of his man on the left. He gets to the byline before pulling it back to Gnabry, who scuffs his shot wide from just a few metres out.

So close to getting one back

Mikautadze feeds through Kumbedi, but Urbig makes himself big to make a superb stop from close range.

Díaz is desperate for a goal

Gnabry feeds the Colombian again, but once more the Colombian is thwarted by the gloves of Descamps. A great save from the Lyon goalkeeper.

Olise at the double

Just moments after blocking Olise’s shot, Gnabry makes up for it by feeding the Frenchman, who calmly tucks the ball past the goalkeeper with his left foot.

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Great work from Olise, unfortunate from Gnabry

Olise dips inside and tries to curl one into the far corner. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, Gnabry unintentionally blocks the shot.

The changes have made a difference

The 11 new bodies on the pitch for Bayern are playing with real intent, and the ball is being moved around with a bit more snap. Olise, in particular, has looked a cut above the rest since coming on.

Olise opens the scoring

Olise steps up confidently and makes no mistake from the spot. Bayern lead.

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Díaz wins a penalty

The Colombian tries to get onto the end of a cross, but is pulled to the ground by Clinton Mata and Bayern have a penalty.

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Penalty!

Díaz almost makes an instant impact

The Colombian is fed through on the left. He beats his man and hits one with his left foot, but the Lyon goalkeeper gets out well to make a big save.

Díaz enters the pitch as Bayern make a host of changes

Just the 11 changes for Bayern at half-time as the entire starting XI is replaced. The big news there, though, is that Díaz is making his first Bayern appearance. The other players to join the action for the record champions are Urbig, Tah, Kiala, Stanišić, Kimmich, Olise, Laimer, Santos Daiber, Gnabry, Díaz and Kusi-Asare.

Half-time: Bayern 0-0 Lyon

Neither side has been able to provide the breakthrough so far in Munich, but the hosts have come the closest through Karl, who sent a powerful volley fizzing just wide with Bayern’s best chance. Other than that, the visitors have looked a danger on the counter when they escape the Bayern press, although the majority of Lyon’s shots have been long-range efforts that have failed to test Neuer. Still plenty of football to come and likely a host of changes at half-time.

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Half-time

No added time

The referee brings the half to a close.

Coman providing a good outlet

Coman has found himself in space a number of times in this game and has caused his opposite number some real problems. Unfortunately, nobody has been able to take advantage of his balls into the box.

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Mikautadze fires a shot goalwards

Mikautadze picks up a loose ball in the Bayern half before driving forward and striking one, but again the effort fades narrowly wide.

Kane wants a penalty

Kane goes down under pressure from his man in the box, but the referee decides it is, in fact, the Englishman who is fouling his man and not the other way around and a Lyon free-kick is given.

A slower pace in the last few minutes

Since that Goretzka injury, the game has lost a little intensity as the players try to find their rhythm once more. Lyon are attempting to play out from the back, but the Bayern press has certainly caused problems. When Lyon break the press, though, there is a lot of space to run at the Bayern defence.

Goretzka down with a knock

This is the last thing Bayern want after Pavlović was ruled out earlier today with an injury to his eye socket. Goretzka seems to have suffered a blow to the head, but so far, he seems okay to continue.

Tolisso sends an effort wide

Tolisso tries to grab a goal against his former club, but his effort flies wide of the target from range.

Moreira brings Neuer into action

Again, Lyon look to spring a counter. This time, it is Mikautadze who breaks forward at pace before feeding Moreira. The Portuguese dips inside and shoots, but it is comfortable for Neuer.

Coman nearly pounces

Lyon attempt to play the ball out from the back, but Coman pounces on a loose touch. Unfortunately for the Frenchman, the Lyon defenders recover in time to block his shot.

A first sight of goal for the visitors

Moreira picks up the ball on the left and runs at Kim before curling an effort narrowly wide of the far post. That was better from the visitors.

A bright start from Karl

Seventeen-year-old Karl has come the closest to scoring so far and has looked like a real bright spark in the Bayern attack.

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Kane fires over from the free-kick

Wanner wins a free-kick on the edge of the Lyon box, but his effort is far too high to test the goalkeeper.

Almost a dream moment for Karl

Coman and Guerreiro combine well down the left before the latter dinks a delightful ball to the backpost where Karl is waiting. He catches the ball sweetly on the volley, but his effort goes just wide.

Bayern controlling the play

As perhaps expected, it is Bayern who have control of this game in the early stages, but Lyon are looking to break on the counter-attack when they get the chance.

We’re underway

Bayern will be looking to get their pre-season off to a strong start after an extended 24/25 campaign at the Club World Cup.

Kick-off!

Lyon starting XI

Descamps – Kumbedi, Clinton, Niakhaté, Abner – Tessmann, Tolisso, Merah, Maitland-Niles, Afonso Moreira – Mikautadze

Kick-off just moments away

Almost time for Bayern to get their pre-season under way.

Kick-off delayed

Unfortunately, today’s game faces an unexpected delay of 10 minutes after the Bayern players arrived late to the ground. The new kick-off time will be 15:40 CEST.

More on that Bayern team

Perhaps the biggest news is that new signing Luis Díaz is on the bench after completing his move from Liverpool. There are a couple of other fresh faces in the starting XI, though, as Bischof starts with Wanner and Karl also playing from the off, with both youngsters hoping to leave their mark.

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Bayern starting XI

Neuer (c) – Boey, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro – Goretzka, Bischof – Karl, Wanner, Coman – Kane

Bayern subs

Ulreich, Urbig, Tah, Dalpiaz, Kiala, Stanišić, Kimmich, Chavez, Olise, Laimer, Santos Daiber, Gnabry, Díaz, Kusi-Asare

Opponent watch

Lyon have already played two pre-season friendlies, winning both 4-0. The first came on 26 July at newly-promoted Hamburg’s Volksparkstadion, before the French side downed Spanish outfit Mallorca four days later on 30 July. No doubt Bayern will be hoping to break their good run of results.

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Zaragoza departs

Bayern’s winger is set for another season-long loan spell in his native Spain after recently returning from Osasuna. Bayern sporting director Christoph Freund said of the Spaniard: “We all agree that the best way forward for him is to gain further experience in his native Spain, especially as regular appearances for a Spanish first division club, which also plays in the [UEFA] Europa League, is the easiest way for him to fulfil his dream of travelling to the [FIFA] World Cup with Spain’s national team.”

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0:55

Watch: Luis Díaz signs for Bayern Munich

The record champions’ new arrival from Liverpool FC expressed his delight at agreeing terms with new club Bayern Munich.

Luis Díaz has arrived!

The former Liverpool winger has joined the Bundesliga champions on a deal until 2029, and will wear the number 14 shirt for Bayern. “I’m very happy, it means a lot to me to be part of FC Bayern – they’re one of the biggest clubs in the world,” said the Colombia international. “I want to help my new team with my way of playing football and my character. My goal is to win every possible title, and that’s what we’ll work for every day as a team.”

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Favourable past

These two teams have met competitively nine times in history, with Bayern winning five of those encounters, losing just twice and drawing the remaining two games. The most recent meeting was in the 2019/20 Champions League semi-finals, when a Hansi Flick led Bayern team won 3-0 in Lisbon on the way to winning the competition.

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Shared past

Tolisso isn’t the only player to have played for both Bayern and Lyon. Bayern legend Giovane Élber is the next big name on the list, followed by the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri, Saki Kumagai and Jerome Boateng.

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Look who’s back

Bayern’s upcoming meeting with Lyon will also see them reunited with former midfielder Corentin Tolisso, who spent five years at the Allianz Arena between 2017-2022. The Frenchman picked up 14 major honours at Bayern and won the 2018 World Cup with France during his time in Bavaria.

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Sven stays!

Experienced goalkeeper Sven Ulreich has agreed a one-year contract extension with the club, meaning he will enter into his tenth season with Bayern, a feat achieved over two spells.

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Bayern return to training

Vincent Kompany’s men returned Säbener Straße today (July 29), undergoing medical and performance tests as they begin their preparations for the 2025/26 season. French side Lyon will be their first test of pre-season, taking place on Saturday.

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Watch: Champions again in 2024/25

After a first trophy-less campaign for 12 years in 2023/24, Bayern roared back to reclaim the Bundesliga title from Bayer Leverkusen last season. The record champions got the job done with two games to spare, ultimately finishing 13 points clear of holders Leverkusen.

Back to business

Vincent Kompany’s Bayern are back in action after bowing out of the FIFA Club World Cup following a quarter-final defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on 5 July. As well as Lyon, the defending Bundesliga champions also have pre-season friendlies against Grasshopper Zurich and Tottenham Hotspur to come, before facing DFB Cup holders VfB Stuttgart in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup on 16 August.

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