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The wait is finally over. Bayern Munich will begin the defense of its Bundesliga title on Friday night when VfB Stuttgart visits the Allianz Arena for the opening match of the 2026/27 season. Match Details Date: Friday, August 28, 2026 Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. CEST (2:30 p.m. EDT) Location: Allianz Arena, Munich Competition: Bundesliga, Matchday 1 This is a matchup Bayern Munich will be very familiar with. The two clubs have already met twice in 2026, with Bayern Munich winning 4-2 in April to clinch the Bundesliga title before defeating VfB Stuttgart 3-0 in the DFB-Pokal final in May to complete the domestic double. Bayern Munich enters the opener with momentum after defeating Borussia Dortmund 2-1 in the Franz Beckenbauer Supercup last weekend. Michael Olise and Nathaniel Brown provided the goals as Vincent Kompany’s side claimed its first trophy of the season. Stuttgart will provide a serious test, however. Sebastian Hoeneß‘s team strengthened its attack during the summer and arrives after a convincing 4-0 DFB-Pokal victory over Hansa Rostock, with new signing Dženan Pejčinović scoring a hat trick on his debut. Bayern Munich also owns an impressive record in Bundesliga openers, having gone unbeaten in its last 14 Matchday 1 fixtures. Bayern Munich marketing boss knows Ballon d’Or win for Harry Kane will boost club’s brand Bayern Munich have had some of the world’s best players in their ranks over the deep history of the club. However, this century of football has been dominated by the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi when it comes to individual awards. While both of those players have slowed down and opened the door for new players to receive the world’s biggest individual award, it still hasn’t happened for a Bayern Munich star in the 21st century. Most notably, Robert Lewandowski never won the Ballon d’Or during his time with Bayern, despite several years where he was the clear deserving candidate of the prize. Franck Ribery, Manuel Neuer, and others were at the top of their powers during their time at the club, and never won either. However, this year could be the year that a Bayern Munich player finally receives their flowers. While Michael Olisé remains a top candidate for the Ballon d’Or, Harry Kane is the likely favorite to win the award this year. Read Article >Jamal Musiala to miss Bayern Munich Bundesliga opener per report According to a report from Bild’s Julian Agardi (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala will not play against VfB Stuttgart on Friday in the Bundesliga’s opening match. Musiala has been dealing with an ailment described as neurological absences in some reports and seizures in others (we are noting the usage of both terms as there has not been an official statement from the club). Just last week, it was thought that the attacking midfielder would be ready to play on Friday after adjusting his medication, but the situation took another turn with this report: Read Article >Ismael Saibari on his first impressions since joining Bayern Munich Bayern Munich had a quietly successful summer. While this summer transfer didn’t include any blockbuster purchases for a superstar like Harry Kane or Robert Lewandowski, as seen in the past, it did something possibly more important. That important success is bolstering the team with adequate depth of young players still improving. One of those players Bayern successfully brought in this summer was PSV’s Ismael Saibari. While the attacker was already on club’s radar for his performance last season with the Dutch side, his time with Morocco at the World Cup put him on the biggest stage for all to see, and he was brilliant. Read Article >Champions League draw on its way, who will Bayern Munich get? The road to the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League final will officially begin next week as the league phase draw takes place in Monaco. The draw is scheduled for Thursday, August 27 at 12PM. EDT (5PM local BST), with all 36 teams being drawn from four pots. Each club will be handed eight different opponents, with four matches played at home and four away. Read Article >Bayern Munich’s goalkeepers have incredible chemistry Goalkeepers are often viewed as rivals even with a team’s roster. There is only one starting spot, meaning competition is naturally built into the position. But at Bayern Munich, the relationship between Manuel Neuer, Jonas Urbig and Sven Ulreich appears to be something much more positive. Read Article >Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala adjusts medication, could play vs. VfB Stuttgart per report According to a report from Kicker journalist Georg Holzner (as captured by @iMiaSanMia), Bayern Munich star Jamal Musiala has been working with his medical team and the club to get back on to the pitch as soon as possible. As of now, the Germany international had his medication adjusted and could be set to return to team training this week. In addition, Musiala could actually be a candidate to play against VfB Stuttgart as well: Read Article >Bayern Munich secures treble with Kicker awards Bayern Munich has dominated the 2025/26 Kicker awards, taking home all three of the biggest individual honors across the men’s and women’s game. Harry Kane was named Men’s Player of the Year, Vincent Kompany earned Coach of the Year honors, and Giulia Gwinn was voted Women’s Player of the Year per a release from FCBayern.com. It marks the first time in the history of the awards that the men’s and women’s Player of the Year titles have gone to the same club. Read Article > Be respectful in your interactions with contributors and fellow fans. Go here to read our community guidelines. Reminder: Trolling of any sort, especially going to rival sites and trolling, is expressly against the rules. If you do it, you'll most likely be permanently banned. • Go to the My Profile tab for your comment history and preferences • C key scrolls forwards through comments / shift-C scrolls backwards • Z key jumps to Next Unread / shift-A marks all comments on your screen as read More tips here. If you’d like to report a bug, email us at support@sbnation.com. If you have a moderation issue, please email moderation@sbnation.com.