Both the parties were clinical in their separate matches as Bayern Munich vanquished air conditioning Milan 3-0, while Genuine Madrid scored two objectives past Tottenham Hotspur to set up a fantastic Audi Container last.
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Kroos had the first effort of the second half, forcing Manuel Neuer into a smart save with a free-kick, before Lewandowski spurned a golden opportunity to open the scoring.
Only aged 23, Gotze revealed that things were not as smooth as he wanted at Allianz ArenA, citing that he has had trouble with his stay with Bayern and his lack of communication with manager Pep Guardiola has taken its toll.
Bayern kept threatening the Milan penalty area and got very close to doubling their lead when new singing Arturo Vidal headed a Rafinha cross onto the crossbar, but beaten Lopez could breathe yet another sigh of relief as the half-time whistle blew. The team beat AC Milan 3-0 thanks to goals by Robert Lewandowski, Mario Gotze and Juan Bernat.
Real Madrid in turn has been on a winning streak.
Host of the Audi Cup Bayern Munich will face Milan at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday with Bayern losing out on the German Super Cup at the weekend, losing 5-4 to Wolfsburg.
Douglas Costa curled a free kick over the bar and Joshua Kimmich did not recover from an early De Jong challenge.
Vidal and Costa have brought a highly satisfying level of energy to Bayern’s pace and grouped with stars like Robert Lewandowski, Bayern is more than ready to shine today.
Real were without Cristiano Ronaldo, who did not travel to Munich for the tournament, and Gareth Bale, who did not come off the bench. The 22-year-old played just 533 minutes last season, but still managed to provide three goals and two assists.
Bayern Munich is looking to really begin to put their stamp on the upcoming season after looking unimpressive in the month of July.
The game could see also Bayern midfielder Xavi Alonso line-up against his former side.
“The performance, the passion, and our attacking intent were all good.”<
blockquote>Adding, “Obviously the Bundesliga, Cup and Champions League are more important but a trophy is a trophy.
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