A goal in each half from Dejan Kulusevski - including one after just 28 seconds - wasn't enough to stop Bayern Munich beating Tottenham Hotspur for the second week in a row, as first half goals from Dayot Upamecano, Serge Gnabry and Thomas Muller saw the German giants win 2-3.
Ange Postecoglou rang around the changes at the break, with eight swaps being completed following the interval, and by the end of the ninety, all ten outfield players who started the fixture had been replaced.
Spurs' all-time leading goalscorer and legend Harry Kane returned to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the first time since he departed last summer, and he was nearly reduced to tears just minutes before kick off, as the crowd belted out a rendition of "Oh When The Spurs."
Just minutes prior to that, Kane, alongside fellow English teammate and former Lilywhites defender Eric Dier, were presented with commemorative gifts by Club Ambassador Ledly King, thanking them for their years of service to the club.
Spurs kick off their Premier League campaign on Monday 19th August, with a trip to newly-promoted Leicester City.
Kulusevski stars again
A familiar topic of the last few weeks, but the Swedish attacker has hit the ground running in pre-season for Postecoglou's side.
Although Dominic Solanke was announced just hours prior to kick off, Spurs' club record signing hadn't yet trained with his new teammates, and was therefore left on the sidelines for this clash. With Richarlison still injured, Kulusevski was once again given the nod to full the vacant void and lead the line.
After less than half a minute, the makeshift number nine had opened the scoring in North London - pouncing after the ball had fortunately fell to his feet inside the six-yard box. In the second half, he clawed his side back into the game, linking up with fellow Swede Lucas Bergvall before finishing calmly past Sven Ulreich.
Kulusevski is playing his way into the lineup on the opening day of the season. Whether that be as a right winger, where he has primarily played in his career in England, or as a central midfielder where he was utilised last season and in the recent 0-2 win at Queens Park Rangers, remains to be seen.
Whilst his manager had confirmed after the game that he wouldn't be needed up front if Solanke is given the nod to start on the opening day, his impressive performance will once again give food for thought for Ange Postecoglou, ahead of the Australian submitting his team sheet in just over a weeks time.
Still work to be done
This disappointing showing in N17 has highlighted one key talking point amongst fans - Tottenham still have a lot of work to do in the remaining weeks of the summer transfer window.
However, the performance on the whole was below-par, and there is still a lot of work to do if the North Londoners are to competitively challenge on all four fronts in the upcoming 2024/25 season, something there Head Coach is willing to commit to.
It feels like Spurs have taken a number of backwards steps in their final two pre-season outings, perhaps feeling the consequences of their gruelling Asia tour, although that should be no excuse.
In the first half, Guglielmo Vicario, just like last Saturday, was caught dilly-dallying on the ball, inside his six-yard box, before putting Yves Bissouma in real trouble just ten-yards put from goal and that led to Bayern taking the lead.
On the whole, Tottenham looked shaky and uncomfortable for the large majority of clash, despite some bright spells, but they will need to put this aside and continue to instil the fascinating brand of 'Ange Ball' ahead of their season opener in the East Midlands in eight days time.
It has to be remembered, the likes of Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie only returned to the match day squad fore the first time in pre-season for this game against Bayern, following post-international tournament holidays and injury. When this trio, who were impeccable for Spurs last season, were on the pitch, the team looked far more assured in their philosophy.
With only three summer signings - Dominic Solanke, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall - completed so far, Postecoglou will now feel the need to dip into the market as he continues to complete a tremendous overhaul to his squad. There had been a heavily reported interest in Portuguese winger Pedro Neto, although he is now set to join bitter London rivals Chelsea in a £53.5m deal.
The emphasis is on The Lilywhites securing another attacker, and there had been previous interest in Ebere Eze, although it seems Daniel Levy is unwilling to pay his hefty release clause. In past windows, Spurs had heavily been touted with singing an additional winger, although now the ship with Neto has passed, their Australian tactician may now look to embed youth into his squad instead.
Bissouma slowly but surely improving
It feels like an age since Spurs fans last saw Yves Bissouma at his very best; gliding past players, breaking opposition defensive lines and taking games by storm. However, in pre-season he has been one of the standout names.
Having heavily dominated matches in his previous cameos, the Malian was once again a bright spark on a rather dull day for Tottenham Hotspur. In the first half, on plenty of occasions, the midfielder found himself causing havoc, splitting open Vincent Kompany's defence with his dazzling dribbles on plenty of occasions.
Last season, inconsistency was the issue for the former Brighton man. After seven impressive games he was sent off for simulation, before being sent off just weeks later as Tottenham beat Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. That dismissal saw him miss four games, and his time away at the Africa Cup of Nations led to Bissouma being absent for even longer.