This archive report was first published on 18 July 2019.
On July 18, 2019, Arsenal started the International Champions Cup pre-season tournament with a win against Bayern Munich in Los Angeles.
Eddie Nketiah, a late substitute, scored the winning goal with just five minutes left to settle a high tempo, entertaining, and highly competitive friendly.
Bayern Munich had chances, but Arsenal's late substitutes made a big difference, giving them extra energy as Bayern Munich tired.
Bayern Munich went close after 32 minutes when Thomas Muller saw a near-post shot saved brilliantly by Arsenal keeper Bernd Leno.
However, Arsenal should have gone ahead six minutes later when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's lightning run led a counter-attack, and he played in Mesut Ozil, whose shot was blocked by Manuel Neuer.
The breakthrough came three minutes after the restart after a lovely Arsenal move. Henrikh Mkhitaryan's clever ball found Aubameyang, and his low cross was turned into the net by Bayern defender Louis Poznanski for an own goal.
Bayern Munich levelled after 71 minutes when Serge Gnabry's cross picked out Robert Lewandowski, Shkodran Mustafi lost his man, and the Bayern No.9 headed home.
However, just as it looked the game was heading to penalties, Arsenal got an 85th-minute winner as Tyreece John-Jules's low cross was turned in by Nketiah.
Arsenal now plays Fiorentina in Charlotte on Saturday before they finish the tournament against Real Madrid in Washington.
