Bayern Munich will kick off their Bundesliga campaign against Werder Bremen on Friday, taking the first step towards a potential 12th consecutive title.
Following their humiliating defeat in the DFL-Supercup, Bayern have a point to prove at Weserstadion, where they have won on their last 14 visits, and Werder Bremen had the fewest home points in the league last season.
Bayern Munich returned to competitive action last week, with RB Leipzig as their opponents in the DFL-Supercup, after a pre-season campaign that began with a 27-0 triumph and included a fast trip to Japan and Singapore.
In Germany's curtain-raiser, Thomas Tuchel's team were defeated 3-0 by the DFB-Pokal winners, while headline-grabbing recruit Harry Kane made his debut as a second-half substitute shortly after his purchase from Tottenham Hotspur.
Bayern Munich are unbeaten against Werder Bremen in 31 competitive matches, winning 27 of them and scoring over a century of goals. Die Roten's last loss in this matchup was in September 2008.
Furthermore, Tuchel, who led Bayern to the title by a hair's breadth on the final day of last season, has won his past nine matches against Werder, a streak that dates back to 2013.
Despite a drop in performance, Bayern was once again Germany's top away team last season, picking up 33 points on the road en route to beating Tuchel's previous club Borussia Dortmund to the title; Bremen, on the other hand, suffered 10 home defeats.
Werder Bremen has not won the first game in any of their last eight Bundesliga seasons, and they have lost more league meetings versus Bayern Munich than any other team (60 and counting).
Die Grun-Weissen fell to the Bavarians 2-1 at home near the end of the season, finishing 13th in their first season back at the top level.
Ole Werner's side finished the 2022–23 season barely three points clear of the relegation playoff spot, having won just one of their last 12 Bundesliga games and lost eight.
KICKOFF TIME: Bayern Munich versus Werder Bremen match will go down on Friday at 7:30PM Nigerian time.