FC Bayern wins its preseason match against second-division club 1. FC Heidenheim 4–2. The Bayern stars in the FCBinside player ratings.
Jonas Urbig: He was powerless to prevent both goals. After that, he thwarted all of Heidenheim’s chances and exuded a lot of confidence. Grade: 2.
Sacha Boey: Heidenheim launched several dangerous attacks down his right defensive flank. On one of them, he won a crucial footrace against Wagner. A decent performance from the player rumored to be on the transfer market. Grade: 3.
Dayot Upamecano: In his first Bayern appearance since the World Cup, he was very alert and aggressive in his tackles. He was substituted as early as the 33rd minute—a move that was certainly planned. A good brief appearance by Upamecano! Grade: 2.
Hiroki Ito: Was unassuming at center back, played clean passes in build-up play, and made no mistakes. Grade: 3.
Alphonso Davies: Wore the captain’s armband at the start. Davies made a few dynamic runs down the left flank. Otherwise, there were no highlights; after halftime, the Canadian remained in the locker room. Solid performance. Grade: 3.
Bara Sapoko Ndiaye: Had a bit of bad luck on the 1–2 goal, heading the ball directly onto the foot of goal-scorer Niehues off a corner kick. Otherwise, he covered a lot of ground and contributed significantly to Bayern’s transition play. Grade: 3.
Felipe Chavez: His free-kick goal to tie the game at 1–1 was a thing of beauty. The youngster was lively and played some good passes. A good conclusion to the preseason for Chavez. Grade: 2.
Tim Binder: He went on several dribbling runs. Shortly after halftime, he also drew the penalty that Ibrahimovic converted to make it 2–2. Grade: 2.
Maycon Cardozo: Started at the ten. His play was relatively unremarkable, but he showed effort. Grade: 3.
Wisdom Mike: Tried his luck early on with a shot from the edge of the box, but it was blocked. The youngster’s time on the field came to an end in the 34th minute, when he was replaced by Saibari. A solid performance from Mike, though without any major highlights. Grade: 3.
Arijon Ibrahimovic: The hosts scored the 1-0 after he lost possession. Ibrahimovic confidently converted a penalty kick to make it 2-2. Up front, he repeatedly caused trouble against his former loan club. Grade: 2.
Substitutes:
Minjae Kim (33’ for Upamecano): Was on the field for just under half an hour in total, but showed great tenacity in tackles and was very dynamic. Grade: 2.
Ismael Saibari (34th minute, for Mike): Played very flexibly in the attack—sometimes in the center, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right. He tried hard but was unable to create any truly dangerous chances. The new signing was substituted out again in the 61st minute. Rating: 3.
Nathaniel Brown (46th, for Davies): Brought extra momentum after coming on as a substitute. Brown followed up his goal against Leipzig with another, sealing the 4–2 final score. A strong performance from the new signing! Grade: 2.
Harry Kane (61′, for Ibrahimovic): Had an early chance, but goalkeeper Däne saved his shot from 15 meters. Kane was back to his old self right away, winning plenty of balls, working hard, and applying pressure. Grade: 2.
Josip Stanisic (61st min. for Chavez): Solid performance, nothing out of the ordinary. Grade: 3.
Michael Olise (61st minute, for Binder): Set up Bayern’s 3–2 goal by Diaz with a nice pass. Immediately started creating momentum on the right wing and posed a constant threat. Grade: 2.
Luis Diaz (61’ for Cardozo): Came on, made an impact, and scored. Together with Kane and Olise, he turned the game around. Grade: 2.
Jonathan Tah (61st, for Kim): Solid in defense. Grade: 3.
Aleksandar Pavlovic (61st min., for Boey): Set up Brown’s goal to make it 4–2 for Munich. Brought a whole new level of organization to Bayern’s midfield. Grade: 2.
Jamal Musiala (61st minute, for Saibari): Had to be substituted again after just a few minutes on the field. After another collapse and treatment by the medical staff, Coach Kompany immediately took him out. No rating.
Cassiano Kiala (69′ for Musiala): Finished the game without making any notable plays. Grade: 3.
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