Detroit Lions train at the FC Bayern Campus

Ahead of the huge showdown at the Allianz Arena, the Detroit Lions are making use of the FC Bayern Campus for their preparations. On Friday afternoon at around 15:30 CET, the team held a training session at the venue. A press conference was also held afterwards in the clubhouse at the FC Bayern Campus. In the NFL 2026 Munich Game – the third regular-season game of the North American National Football League (NFL) to be held at Munich’s Allianz Arena – the Lions take on the New England Patriots on Sunday (15:30 CET), who are themselves training at Säbener Straße.

Gnabry, Saibari & Luis Díaz meet up with Patriots stars

Ahead of the Patriots’ training session at Säbener Straße, FC Bayern's Serge Gnabry, Ismael Saibari and Luis Díaz met up with Patriots players Drake Maye (quarterback), AJ Brown (wide receiver), Christian Gonzalez (cornerback) and Kyle Williams (wide receiver) for a chat.

To provide the NFL stars with the best possible conditions, a number of alterations were made to one of the pitches at both Säbener Straße and the Campus. The football goals had to be removed, and field goals were set up in their place. In addition, the traditional yard lines were marked out on the pitch.