In a friendly match held in Doha, Bayern Munich faced the Sudanese club El Merreikh for their first match of the year. The European champions secured a 2-0 victory in a match where El Merreikh held their ground for over 30 minutes in the first half. Julian Green scored the first goal for Bayern Munich in the 35th minute, and Claudio Pizarro added another in the second half. The Sudanese team couldn’t equalize, and Bayern Munich emerged victorious in the friendly encounter.