A late goal
from Polish international Robert Lewandowski sealed a 1-0 victory for German
champions Bayern Munich over Spanish giants Real Madrid in the final of the
pre-season Audi Cup tournament in their home stadium on Wednesday.
Bayern and
Real recorded impressive wins over AC Milan and Tottenham respectively at the
Allianz Arena on Tuesday, but it was the hosts who came out on top thanks to
Lewandowski's goal two minutes from time.
The former
Dortmund striker -- who scored in the 3-0 win over Milan the previous day --
was set up by young Danish star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before firing past Real
'keeper Keilor Navas in the 88th minute.
It handed
titleholders Bayern their third Audi Cup triumph in four attempts since the
tournament was launched in 2009.
The
scoreline was very different from the last time Real visited the Allianz Arena
with the La Liga giants running riot 4-0 in the Champions League semi-final
second leg in April 2014.
That victory
secured a thumping 5-0 aggregate win for Real as they went on to win a tenth
European title in the final against city rivals Atletico.
Whilst this
victory will be scant consolation for that Munich mauling from last year, it
will at least give Pep Guardiola's side a boost as they prepare for the defence
of their Bundesliga title, beginning at home to Hamburg on Friday August 14.
Real
Madrid's first match of the Spanish season is nine days later on Sunday, August
23 when they travel to Sporting Gijon.
Earlier on
Wednesday, Nacer Chadli and Tom Carroll scored in either half in a 2-0 victory
for Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur against Italian giants AC Milan in
the third-place play-off.
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