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Supercup in Karlsruhe
Fri, 29/08/25, 11:00
FC Bayern Women target season’s first title against Wolfsburg
FC Bayern Women kick off the 2025/26 season with the Google Pixel Supercup against Wolfsburg on Saturday. Kick-off at the BBBank Wildpark Stadion in Karlsruhe is at 2pm CEST. Here’s all you need to know as Bayern target the first silverware of the campaign.
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Pre-season is done and now the Munich Frauen get down to the real business of winning trophies, starting in the very first fixture of the season. After a 3-1 friendly loss to Newcastle United and a 2-2 draw with Zürich, new coach José Barcala took his team on a five-day training camp in Tyrol. Bayern returned by beating Real Madrid 4-1 in Munich, although then lost their final friendly by the same scoreline against OL Lyonnes.
New signing Vanessa Gilles is ready for her first competitive Bayern appearance in the Supercup against Wolfsburg. | © FC Bayern
Opponent: Wolfsburg
Wolfsburg played four friendly matches in the build-up to the new campaign. They first lost 3-2 to RB Leipzig before a 6-0 victory over Sparta Prague. That was then followed by a 2-0 defeat to Bundesliga newcomers Union Berlin. New coach Stephan Lerch and his team finally warmed up for the new season with a 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen.
Bayern faced Wolfsburg three times last season. Klara Bühl’s goal brought the Supercup to Munich, but the She-Wolves won the first Bundesliga meeting 2-0 at home. The reverse fixture at the FC Bayern Campus put things right with a 3-1 Bayern victory.
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Team news
For Barcala’s first competitive match in charge, he’s still without Barbara Dunst (knee) and Giulia Gwinn (ankle). Kathi Naschenweng (workload management) and captain Glódís Viggósdóttir (knee issues) are also not available in Karlsruhe.
José Barcala wants to kick off his tenure at Bayern with a trophy. | © FC Bayern
Pre-match quotes
José Barcala: “We’re looking forward to facing Wolfsburg. We know how good an opponent they are, but these sorts of games are a great opportunity for us to show who we are. A clear game plan will be key for us – precision in our patterns of play, whether in the build-up, in pressing or in transition.”
Klara Bühl: “We know it’ll be a demanding game against Wolfsburg, but we have the quality and the aspiration to put in a really good game on Saturday. Our goal is to retain the title and go into the new season feeling good.”
Bayern will kick off the new Bundesliga season in front of a record crowd at the Allianz Arena:
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