1. goal
    59'
    Juan Gauto
  2. goal
    70'
    Noel Aséko Nkili
  1. yellow card
    45'
    Leon Avdullahu
  1. substitution
    46'
    Mirko Salvi for Marwin Hitz
  2. substitution
    46'
    Thierno Barry for Djordje Jovanovic
  3. substitution
    46'
    Juan Gauto for Roméo Beney
  4. substitution
    46'
    Jonas Adjetey for Michael Lang
  5. substitution
    46'
    Aaron Akalé for Anton Kade
  6. substitution
    46'
    Adriano Onyegbule for Benjamin Kololli
  7. substitution
    46'
    Finn van Breemen for Adrian Barisic
  8. substitution
    46'
    Ulreich for Neuer
  9. substitution
    46'
    Goretzka for de Ligt
  10. substitution
    46'
    Coman for Thomas Müller
  11. substitution
    68'
    Yannis Ryter for Leon Avdullahu
  12. substitution
    68'
    Axel Kayombo for Renato Veiga
  13. substitution
    68'
    Choupo-Moting for Kane
  14. substitution
    68'
    Lovro Zvonarek for Guerreiro
  15. substitution
    68'
    Tel for Musiala
  16. substitution
    68'
    Noel Aséko Nkili for Sané
  17. substitution
    75'
    Benedikt Wimmer for Upamecano
  18. substitution
    76'
    Frans Krätzig for Davies
  19. substitution
    77'
    Adam Aznou for Aleksandar Pavlovic
  20. substitution
    78'
    Marvin Akahomen for Dominik Schmid
  21. substitution
    81'
    Erdin Ismaili for Fabian Frei
Stadium/AttendanceSt. Jakob-Park, Basel38000 viewers

Bayern held by Basel in friendly

Bayern kicked off 2024 with a 1-1 draw away at Basel on Saturday in their sole friendly of the winter break before resuming the campaign in earnest next week. Youngster Noel Aseko got the equaliser from the bench after Juan Gauto had put the hosts ahead following a goalless first half. A number of defensive absentees saw Thomas Tuchel deploy Joshua Kimmich at right-back in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Raphael Guerreiro partnering Aleksandar Pavlovic in midfield.

The game at St. Jakob-Park was only moments old when Harry Kane had the first chance, clipping the ball on the angle from right of goal towards the far post and forcing goalkeeper Marwin Hitz to scramble and palm over his crossbar. Thomas Müller again called the former Borussia Dortmund man into action when he ran onto a long ball but was unable to get enough power behind his shot. Kane had another chance to put the Bavarians ahead when picked out by Alphonso Davies’s cutback, but the England captain placed his effort wide of the post. Bayern were dominant throughout the first 45 minutes but unable to get on the scoresheet, with Manuel Neuer called into action only once to repel a low effort from Benjamin Kololli after Basel broke away.

Both coaches made a number of changes for the restart, which saw momentum shift towards the hosts as they came out strong. A couple of chances for substitutes Gauto and Aaron Akale were warning shots before the former got the game’s opening goal when firing high beyond Sven Ulreich after a ball in from the left. The substitutions continued to follow, and one bore fruits for Bayern as 18-year-old Aseko fired in from the edge of the box after a poorly cleared corner for his first goal with the senior squad. Mathys Tel had two opportunities in quick succession to put Bayern ahead but was denied by Mirko Salvi before putting the rebound wide. Another youngster, Lovro Zvonarek, then struck the post as the German champions pushed again in the closing minutes at a sold-out St. Jakob-Park, but to no avail.

Bayern will now return to Munich and turn their focus to the resumption of the Bundesliga campaign when they host Hoffenheim at the Allianz Arena next Friday.

Basel 1-1 Bayern

  • Basel
    Hitz (Salvi 46’) - Lang (Adjetey 46’), Frei (c) (Ismaili 81’), Barisic (Van Breemen 46’ (Vouilloz 78’)), Schmid (Akahomen 77’) - Avdullahu (Ryter 67’), Veiga (Kayombo 67’) - Beney (Gauto 46’), Kololli (Onyegbule 46’), Kade (Akale 46’) - Jovanovic (Barry 46’)
  • Subs
    de Mol – Jashari, Seyram, Senaya, Tröndle
  • Bayern
    Neuer (Ulreich 46’) - Kimmich, De Ligt (Goretzka 46‘), Upamecano (Wimmer 75’), Davies (Krätzig 75’) - Pavlovic (Aznou 78’), Guerreiro (Aseko 67’) - Müller (Coman 46’), Musiala (Zvonarek 67’), Sane (Tel 67’) - Kane (Choupo-Moting 67’)
  • Subs
    Hennig
  • Referee
    Fedayi San (Switzerland)
  • Attendance
    36,000 (sold out)
  • Goals
    1-0 Gauto (59'), 1-1 Aseko (70')
  • Yellow Cards
    Avdullahu / -
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