Overview

• The season kicks off Friday at the Allianz Arena, with Bayern hosting RB Leipzig in the traditional curtain-raiser.
• Vincent Kompany said his team is mentally ready after a compressed build-up from the Club World Cup and last weekend’s Supercup win over Stuttgart.
• New signing Luis Díaz scored on his debut in the Supercup, while Jamal Musiala remains a long-term absentee and Tom Bischof is out following appendix surgery.
• Kompany expects to have the Supercup group available, with Harry Kane and Konrad Laimer in contention; Alphonso Davies and other injured players remain sidelined.
• Leipzig start under new coach Ole Werner after selling Benjamin Šeško and investing in young talent, as rivals like Leverkusen undergo major overhauls; the match will stream free in the UK on BBC iPlayer.