After the premiere of Kovac: a win, many winners

Klagenfurt, Munich – Renato Sanches raised his fist, smiling at Rafinha, as if to say, "Look, I can! He was of course also a mischievous youngster Bayern in a 3-1 win in the first warm-up match in Klagenfurt against Paris Saint-Germain: From the penalty area Sanches was shooting just in front of the wall of two men in the door for time 2-1 for Bayern (68th minute). Such a blow succeeds only with confidence. And that's exactly what Sanches seems to find after a few disappointing years.

"He is very motivated to train, he is really on the spot, so I'm glad he did a good match with a good free kick" The Bayern coach Niko Kovac on Sanches added: "If a player comes from a foreign country, from a different culture, from a different environment, you can not expect to gain a foothold."

Sanches was originally from Benfica in 2016 changed to Bayern, for a lot of money (35 million euros plus additional bonuses) and with huge expectations. After all, Sanches had already won the European Championship with Portugal – as a regular player with only 18 years old. At Bayern Sanches has never really been able to convince, nor at the Swansea City loan club in the past season. But Kovac seems to have good access to the jewel of Bavaria. The Sanches will "make a lot of good matches for Bayern this season," Kovac said.

The coach himself can count himself among the winners of the first preparatory phase – not only for his compbadionate and competent appearance. What was striking in Klagenfurt: Bayern professionals are already in top form. "That's what we worked for," said Arjen Robben. Partially for more than two hours in a row, Kovac makes the stars work on the Säbener Straße, starting today a week in the United States (see page 18).
Also positive: Bayern's intensive standard training is paying off. Javi Martínez returned home after a wet corner after Paris striker Timothy Weah (31) scored the goal. "In international football, all standards can make the difference, in a friendly match, but also in a quarterfinal of the Champions League," said Robben

Kovac and his figures arrive at Bayern – including the Kaiser. "It can!", Said Franz Beckenbauer to Sky Sport News HD about the new coach: "Now he just has to convince the team that his way is the right one, and then I think the story success will continue. "

The only loser: the International Champions Cup

The many young Bayern, who presented themselves very well – as central winners Paul Will and Oliver Batista Meier or striker Joshua Zirkzee – were also the winners. The Dutch striker, only 17 years old, met Serge Gnabry's substitute at 3-1 (78th), quite inside. Enough!

Kovac did not want to "overvalue" the kickoff despite the good approach, as he noted. "What's happening in the pre-season is not too important, everyone has done very well, but we are not where we want to go."

And yet, there was in Klagenfurt actually only a clear loser: the International Champions Cup. Because for the cheapest ticket the fans had to pay 57 euros. Too much in a test match without a number of superior stars. The stadium remained half empty.

This article was written by Maximilian Koch