Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between Bayern Munich and Chivas Guadalajara. The match scheduled for 8 p.m. ET will be held at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN.
While Chivas enter today with competitive matches under their belt, Bayern Munich are looking to improve their preseason form. The club's tour in the United States will make its first stop in New Jersey, with a Mexican powerhouse on the opposing sideline, providing manager Pep Guardiola a test he welcomes.
"We are in the beginning of the season and of course all these kinds of games are important," the Bayern Munich boss said. "We traveled with a lot of desire to the United States because it's a huge country and we are so pleased to be there. We are playing against a Mexican team, I played there. I know Chivas very well because I played them two or three times when I was training Barcelona. Mexican football is very good."
"It is a good test for us," he added. "I am pretty happy because they play with three defenders, but I don't know how Chivas is going to play. I imagine that they play good and we are going to play the best as possible."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: One of Guardiola's latest acquisitions, Robert Lewandowski, has transferred his scoring form from Borussia Dortmund to Munich. He'll look to push Guadalajara's back line this evening.
Bayern Munich's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Starke; Rafinha, Martinez, Badstuber, Alaba; Rode, Gaudino; Ribery, Pizarro, Bernat; Lewandowski
Chivas Guadalajara's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Michel; Esparza; álvarez, Marín,Tepa; Chatón, Toledo, Gio; García, Fierro, Nápoles
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