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·12 October 2025
Diaz, Olise and co – how Bayern stars are faring with their national teams

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·12 October 2025
While preparations for the next top clash are already underway on Säbener Straße, many Bayern players collected international minutes. Who is seizing the stage – and who is struggling?
Luis Díaz remains in top form: in Colombia’s 4–0 friendly win over Mexico, the winger scored to make it 2–0 and underlined his strong early-season form. In total, the 28-year-old already has 13 goal involvements for club and country – an impressive tally that makes him one of Bayern’s standout players of the international break.
Nicolas Jackson was also able to build confidence in Senegal’s 5–0 win in South Sudan. Although the striker initially missed a big chance, he calmly converted from the spot shortly afterward to make it 4–0.
France coach Didier Deschamps again relied on the Munich duo Dayot Upamecano and Michael Olise. Both were in the starting XI for the 3–0 win over Azerbaijan. Olise had no goal involvement and delivered a quiet performance. Upamecano once more proved a rock at the back – since the lost Euro semi-final against Spain, France have conceded just one goal with him in the starting lineup.
The international break was less pleasant for Minjae Kim. The 28-year-old center-back had a day to forget in South Korea’s 0–5 debacle against Brazil. For the third goal conceded, Kim lost the ball in the box to scorer Estevão – an error that shaped the outcome. Konrad Laimer did better, netting the 6–0 just before the break in Austria’s 10–0 rout of San Marino. A much tougher opponent now awaits in the next match in Romania.
Harry Kane was initially rested after taking a knock to his ankle in Bayern’s win in Frankfurt. According to information from Munich, Thomas Tuchel did not want to take any risks and left the 32-year-old marksman out of England’s friendly against Wales. Kane is expected to be back in Riga against Latvia.
Five Munich players were in the starting lineup for the DFB team’s 4–0 win over Luxembourg – Joshua Kimmich shone with a brace. Leon Goretzka, Serge Gnabry, Aleksandar Pavlovic, and Jonathan Tah completed the strong Bayern quintet. A tougher opponent awaits on Monday in Belfast.
Tom Bischof wrote a special chapter: the 20-year-old captained Germany’s U21 on his debut, provided an assist in the 2–3 defeat to Greece, and spoke plainly afterward. “We were simply afraid to play the ball forward,” the youngster said self-critically. Before the duel in Northern Ireland he doubled down: “We have to be on it from the very first minute and have the balls to play forward.”
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