Despite being limited to 21 Bundesliga games through injury, Arjen Robben (L) scored 17 goals for Bayern last season. (Getty)
Bayern Munich and Hamburg SV will kick off the Bundesliga season on Friday at the Allianz Arena, and the odds of dethroning Bayern as champions appear to be very long.
Established as 1/9 winners to win their fourth straight Bundesliga title, Bayern will likely roll to another title. Over the summer they spent close to $100 million to bring in a pair of midfielders in Douglas Costa and Arturo Vidal. Already loaded at the position with Franck Ribery, Arjen Robben, Mario Gotze and Xabi Alonso, Bayern are loading up for a run at a Champions League title.
Once a perennial fixture in the top half of the table, Hamburg enters a challenging season in 2014/15. Finishing 16th in back-to-back seasons has the northern club on the brink of another relegation battle. To make matters worse, Hamburg already suffered a disappointing defeat to a fourth division team in the first round of the German Cup.
The match kicks off at 2:30 p.m. EST/7:30 p.m. GMT and can be seen on Fox Sports 1 (US), BT Sport Europe (UK), TeleClub Sport (Germany) and Canal+ (Spain). In the United States, the match will also be broadcast on a variety of local Fox networks and the YES Network. For more information, click here.
Here’s how to watch the match online and on mobile:
How to Watch Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg Online
Hamburg won the Telekom Cup in July. (Getty)
If you have access to a cable subscription, you can watch the game online for free through Fox Sports GO. You’ll need the log-in and password for a cable subscription — either yours or someone else’s — to access the stream. Frequently asked questions about Fox Sports GO can be found here.
If you don’t have Fox Sports in your cable packages, you can purchase a service called Fox Soccer 2Go, which shows most of the matches online.
For UK viewers, if you have a BT broadband subscription, you may watch the match on that service.
For international viewers, click here for a provider that may stream the match online.
How to Watch Bayern Munich vs. Hamburg On Mobile
Mobile users can watch the game on the Fox Sports GO app, which is free to download for your Apple device, your Android or Google device, your Amazon device, and your Windows device. As is the case with the desktop live stream, you’ll need a cable log-in and password to access the stream on the app.
If you don’t have Fox Sports in your cable packages, you can purchase a service called Fox Soccer 2Go, which shows most of the matches on mobile. There is currently a seven-day preview offer available.
For UK viewers, if you area BT subscriber, you can download the BT Sport app from the Apple Store or the Google Play Store.
For international viewers, click here for a provider that may stream the match on mobile.
Editor’s note: Football is around the corner, and Heavy’s partners at DraftKings have the best NFL and college contests. Sign up with DraftKings promo code HEAVY and get a $600 deposit bonus with no season-long commitment.
Read more about this game in Spanish at AhoraMismo.com:
