Aston Villa continue their pre-season preparations with a friendly against Bayern Munich in Hong Kong on Friday. The match serves as a dress rehearsal for their UEFA Super Cup clash with PSG next week.
Match details and how to watch
The game kicks off at 1pm BST at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong. Fans can watch live on VillaTV, with a one-game pass priced at £6.99. Streaming is available on the same platform.
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Unai Emery's Europa League winners meet PSG, the current Champions League holders, in Salzburg before their Premier League opener against Brighton on August 23. Bayern, who have already won a pre-season game 15-0, start their season with the DFL-Supercup against Borussia Dortmund on August 22.
Villa defender Victor Lindelof said: “I’ve enjoyed it very, very much. It’s always nice to come to Asia. I’ve been here a few times and the fans are always great. They’re very excited for us to be here and it’s great for the club as well to be here and to meet all the fans. We’ve come a long way but they also travel a long way every season to see us, so it’s nice that we can pay them back.”
Bayern boss Vincent Kompany stated: "Right now, I will say our goal is to win the Champions League. During the season, I will tell you we have to focus on the next game, because you cannot win the Champions League in September, you cannot win it in October. I think we have improved a little bit as well on the squad, with some of the transfers. Hopefully this gives us a chance to achieve our goal. It's tough to do better than last year, really tough, but it has to be our goal."
