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Tue, 28/08/18, 20:30
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Audi Football Summit, Matchday 1
  1. goal

    7'

    Serge Gnabry
  2. goal

    38'

    Sandro Wagner
  3. goal

    63'

    Arjen Robben
  4. goal

    83'

    Bastian Schweinsteiger
FC Bayern
FC Bayern Munich
4 : 0
Chicago
Chicago Fire
(2:0)
    1. goal

      7'

      Serge Gnabry
    2. goal

      38'

      Sandro Wagner
    3. goal

      63'

      Arjen Robben
    4. goal

      83'

      Bastian Schweinsteiger
    Tue, 28/08/18, 20:30
    ·
    Audi Football Summit, Matchday 1
    FC Bayern
    FC Bayern Munich
    4 : 0
    Chicago
    Chicago Fire
    (2:0)
    Tue, 28/08/18, 20:30
    ·
    Audi Football Summit, Matchday 1
    1. substitution

      37'

      Jeong Woo-Yeong for Goretzka
    2. substitution

      45'

      Rafinha for Kimmich
    3. substitution

      45'

      Jérôme Boateng for James Rodríguez
    4. substitution

      45'

      Bastian Schweinsteiger for Mats Hummels
    5. substitution

      45'

      Kilian Senkbeil for Lars Lukas Mai
    6. substitution

      60'

      Arjen Robben for Renato Sanches
    7. substitution

      60'

      Franck Ribéry for Corentin Tolisso
    8. substitution

      60'

      Neuer for Sven Ulreich
    9. substitution

      61'

      Müller for Juan Bernat
    10. substitution

      61'

      David Alaba for Serge Gnabry
    11. substitution

      61'

      Lewandowski for Sandro Wagner
    12. substitution

      62'

      Thiago for Jeong Woo-Yeong
    13. substitution

      81'

      Meritan Shabani for Müller
    14. substitution

      81'

      Oliver Batista Meier for Kilian Senkbeil
    FC Bayern
    FC Bayern Munich
    4 : 0
    Chicago
    Chicago Fire
    (2:0)
    1. substitution

      45'

      Brandt Bronico for Bastian Schweinsteiger
    2. substitution

      45'

      Richard Sánchez for Stefan Cleveland
    3. substitution

      79'

      Elliot Collier for Aleksandar Katai
    4. substitution

      79'

      Drew Conner for Djordje Mihailovic
    5. substitution

      79'

      Alan Gordon for Michael de Leeuw
    6. substitution

      83'

      Grant Lillard for Dax McCarty
    7. substitution

      83'

      Mohammed Adams for Nicolas Hasler
    8. substitution

      83'

      Daniel Johnson for Nemanja Nikolic
    1. substitution

      37'

      Jeong Woo-Yeong for Goretzka
    2. substitution

      45'

      Rafinha for Kimmich
    3. substitution

      45'

      Jérôme Boateng for James Rodríguez
    4. substitution

      45'

      Bastian Schweinsteiger for Mats Hummels
    5. substitution

      45'

      Kilian Senkbeil for Lars Lukas Mai
    6. substitution

      45'

      Brandt Bronico for Bastian Schweinsteiger
    7. substitution

      45'

      Richard Sánchez for Stefan Cleveland
    8. substitution

      60'

      Arjen Robben for Renato Sanches
    9. substitution

      60'

      Franck Ribéry for Corentin Tolisso
    10. substitution

      60'

      Neuer for Sven Ulreich
    11. substitution

      61'

      Müller for Juan Bernat
    12. substitution

      61'

      David Alaba for Serge Gnabry
    13. substitution

      61'

      Lewandowski for Sandro Wagner
    14. substitution

      62'

      Thiago for Jeong Woo-Yeong
    15. substitution

      79'

      Elliot Collier for Aleksandar Katai
    16. substitution

      79'

      Drew Conner for Djordje Mihailovic
    17. substitution

      79'

      Alan Gordon for Michael de Leeuw
    18. substitution

      81'

      Meritan Shabani for Müller
    19. substitution

      81'

      Oliver Batista Meier for Kilian Senkbeil
    20. substitution

      83'

      Grant Lillard for Dax McCarty
    21. substitution

      83'

      Mohammed Adams for Nicolas Hasler
    22. substitution

      83'

      Daniel Johnson for Nemanja Nikolic
    Tue, 28/08/18, 20:30
    ·
    Audi Football Summit, Matchday 1
    FC Bayern
    FC Bayern Munich
    4 : 0
    Chicago
    Chicago Fire
    (2:0)
    Stadium/AttendanceAllianz Arena, Munich75000 viewers
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    It was a fitting stage for one of the greatest players in the history of FC Bayern München. Bastian Schweinsteiger stood alone in the centre circle at the Allianz Arena after his testimonial and looked at the huge video screen to see the messages from many of his companions, teammates, coaches and friends. “I’m one of you and I will always be one of you,” declared Schweinsteiger. In response, chants of “Fußballgott, Fußballgott!” (football god) rang around the stadium before the Bayern legend set off on his lap of honour.

    75,000 fans had flocked to the Allianz Arena to be there at Schweinsteiger’s farewell match between his boyhood club FC Bayern and his current side Chicago Fire. It was a great evening of football for everyone with plenty of chances at both ends and the odd bit of magic. Serge Gnabry (7’), Sandro Wagner (38’), Arjen Robben (63’) and the man himself, Bastian Schweinsteiger (84’) scored the goals in a 4-0 win for the Reds. No one could steal the show from him anyway. Bayern’s long-serving number 31, who played for the MLS club in the first half and then donned the record German champions’ jersey once again in the second period, was of course everyone’s man of the match.

    The two teams, who were pretty much at full strength, were waiting on the pitch as the man of the hour made his first grand entrance. The lights in the Allianz Arena were turned off and the spotlight pointed at Schweinsteiger, who walked down the steps of the main stand onto the pitch, where the numerous trophies that he won in Bayern colours had been set up. It required almost two dozen helpers to carry the impressive trophy collection onto the field.        

    The footballing quality that helped him along this great career was in evidence in the first half. The 2013 treble winner was the central man in a back five for Chicago and directed play for the Americans with clever passing. The 34-year-old hasn’t forgotten how to defend, as he showed around the quarter-hour mark with an impressive and fair tackle on Leon Goretzka.

    Schweinsteiger changed sides at half-time and felt at home straight away. The south stand welcomed their hero with a display and the words “Thank you Basi”, while his teammates also gave their former star a special welcome and all wore shirts with Schweinsteiger’s number 31 on the back. It was as if he’d never been away as the 2014 World Cup winner pulled the strings in midfield and constantly received the ball from his colleagues, who wanted to set him up to score. In the 84th minute it came off when Schweinsteiger got on the end of a cross from David Alaba in the penalty area and flicked the ball into the top-right corner.

    FC Bayern 4-0 Chicago Fire (2-0)

    FC Bayern

    Ulreich (Neuer 60') – Kimmich (Rafinha 46'), Mai (Senkbeil 46', Meier 81') , Hummels (Boateng 46') , Bernat (Alaba 60') – Sanches (Thiago 60') – Gnabry (Robben 60'), Goretzka (Jeong 37', Ribéry 60'), Tolisso (Müller 60', Shabani 81'), James (Schweinsteiger 46') – Wagner (Lewandowski 60')

    Chicago Fire

    Cleveland (Sánchez 46') – Hasler (Del Grecco 86'), Kappelhof, Schweinsteiger (Bronico 46'), Dean (Lillard 86'), Vincent – McCarty (Adams 86'), Mihailovic (Conner 76') – De Leeuw (Gordon 78'), Katai (Collier 78') – Nikolic (Johnson 86')

    Referee

    Daniel Schlager (Hügelsheim)

    Attendance

    75,000 (sell-out)

    Goals

    1-0 Gnabry (7'), 2-0 Wagner (38'), 3-0 Robben (63'), 4-0 Schweinsteiger (84')

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