The Audi Cup 2011



Football world stars get together

Top-caliber international football under the symbol of the Four Rings: At the invitation of AUDI AG the teams of FC Bayern München, FC Barcelona, AC Milan and SC Internacional Porto Alegre will meet during the last week of July for a final contest before the European football season kicks off. As in 2009, the new edition of the Audi Cup will be played on two days (July 26th/27th 2011) at Munich’s Allianz Arena.

The competition could hardly be fiercer: FC Barcelona, with superstars like Lionel Messi and Xavi, will travel to Munich as will AC Milan with Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Gennaro Gattuso. Like the Bavarians, the two clubs from Spain and Italy are members of Audi’s international football family. Their players, coaches and officials have been on the road with the Four Rings for years.

In addition, the team of SC Internacional Porto Alegre will provide a touch of South America to the tournament. The Brazilians last won the Copa Libertadores de América in 2010, a competition that is comparable to the European Champions League.

http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/show/133691



Bayern Munich
Barcelona
Milan
SC International (brazil)

i hope we get barca

Milan play Bayern for the Audi Cup on July 26 before travelling to Beijing for the Italian Super Cup clash with Inter.

Looking forward, very excited.

A good chance to steal Schweinsteiger from them

Im looking forward to the cup. But what time will the first game start?

Just check Livescore tomorrow morning.

AC Milan have announced the squad for the ' Audi Cup 2011 . Here is the complete list. Abbiati (32), Rome (30), Piscitelli (51), Abate (20), Antonini (77), Bonera (25), Nesta (13), Oddo (17), Taiwo (2), Thiago Silva (33) , Zambrotta (19), Yepes (76), De Sciglio (52), Ambrosini (23), Boateng (27), Emanuelson (28), Gattuso (8), Seedorf (10), Van Bommel (4), Valoti ( 57), Cassano (99), Ibrahimovic (11), Pato (7), Robinho (70), Paloschi (43).

Who's Abbot?

Apparently, Abate is Italian for English's Abbot. Lol Google translation.

Bayern - Milan, probable line-ups :


Bayern (4-2-3-1): Neuer; Rafinha, Van Buyten, Badstuber, P. Lahm; B. Schweinsteiger, A. Tymoshchuk; A. Robben, T. Müller, D. Alaba; M. Gomez

Milan (4-3-1-2): C. Abbiati; I. Abate,Nesta, Bonera, Taiwo; Gattuso, Bommel, Emanuelson; Boateng; Ibrahimovic, Cassano.

*let's skip the foreplay and forfeit
**I thought he was injured
***if he has a good preseason i doubt we will sign anyone, alot of people have forgotten him but his final game last season was truly inspiring.

Nope, Taiwo was suspended because of card accumulation in the last French league match. That's why he can't play in our official match in China. These friendlies are another matter entirely, so he is pretty much ready and available.

*love that

I wonder why he doesn't let Yepes play, no need to give Bayern the upper hand here

Taiwo is definately not injured, as acid said, just suspended for some ridiculous reason for the Super Cup

***He's still not what we need, I think he'll be a great asset to have in terms of squad depth and the quality of that depth, but we still need creative players for that midfield because at this point in time it's Urby/Boateng and a bunch of utility players with only VB being top class. Flamini is good but not enough if we really want to go somewhere this season while Rino and Ambro imo are just not good enough to be anything more then rotation players at this point

True, true.

Even though I find Bonera an awful central defender; he is better than Van Buyten. And Nesta is better than Badstuber obviously. If one needs to worry about their defense, it's Bayern.

Better then Van Buyten? How awful has he become??

Van Buyten? He has been awful all the time. It's no coincidence Van Buyten started to completely fail at Bayern after Lúcio's departure. Lúcio made it possible for Van Buyten to play for Bayern, because Lúcio kept saving his ***.

This is getting very elaborate for a friendly...

Barcelona * 2 - 2 Internacional

Me likey. I've always liked Internacional.

Ibra scores

Yeah, it is something like this: Bayern dominating, while we have had two of the best chances in the match. Ibra scored on one of them, of course. Interesting game, nevertheless. Here's a link if anyone's interested:

Bayern Munchen vs. AC Milan

Looking at tis, it's so glaringly obvious what our problems are. Rino looks like he's moving in slow motion next to the other players, while our midfield has no craft, thus we cannot keep the ball for longer then a couple of seconds

Gomez. Whadda player! Cleaned up two of our defenders, but the shot just over the top!

1-1

Deserved

Cassano Play Merkel up front.

I have to say, we're looking terrible...

Only people looking anywhere near up to speed are Zlatan, Abate and Abbiati

Agreed. Deserved 1-1. It's been all Bayern, pretty much all half. We are on the pitch to absorb the pressure it seems. No link between defense, midfield and attack. This is what I fear could be the story in the league (unless the players step it up). Get a lucky lead with some Ibra magic, and then self destruct. If not the league, then the CL at least.

Hopefully the subs do come up in the 2nd half and put up a better show. They better.

Boateng with the most stupidest of back passes. Almost resulted in a goal in the 45th minute. Stupid.

It was starting to look like the beginning of last season again, whenever we have the ball they launch it at Ibra hoping for something. The rest was just terrible. I mean I know they're still getting back into the swing of things but this is just horrible. Rino nearly assisted Muller there on the last play FFS

Even if we're still very early into the pre-season, we don't have much time due to the Super Cup. So the players need to step it up, while I cannot fathom how Allegri would ever say that the squad is good as is. We seriously need someone in there who can keep the ball moving and control the tempo.

Agreed, Han. Though it was Boateng with the reverse through ball assist to Muller on the last play, LOL.

Really? It looked like Rino to me, I'll have to watch that again, because it wasn't a backheel, it was a slide tackle that sent the ball into Muller's path

We're as good as a month behind Bayern in terms of pre-season, I really wouldn't be worried about this. Though I'd be worried about Cassano, he looks terrible, too slow, too weak, and can't finish. Get rid of him.

Cassano is as sluggish as the rest imo.

No matter how early into pre-season we are compared to Bayern, the general tactics are ridiculous, all I'm seeing is the defenders pinging the ball to Zlatan, and the midfield running around like headless chickens.

Also, like I said, we need to get into shape as quickly as possible, so playing like this is surely not helping

Milan should not let Kroos take his shoots!
And it's like Milan is just plaing with defenders and forwards.
Bad pass by Boateng and a great save from Abbiati

Not sure what's worse, the way the Americans pronouce Milan or Cassano's performance!

No chance. If Allegri was playing he'd do a better job. The guy is purely awful, unless he gets himself into fitness we have a pointless strain on wages.

I gave him the benefit of the doubt at the end of last season, but it seems the off season has made him worse.

This. I know we are behind on fitness and practice levels, but this is what worries me.


Both. But both combined are not as bad as two American commentators commenting on the play. What is it, NBA? WWE, maybe? Pure torture for the ears.

Ambro and Paloschi are in for Ibra & Rino

19 shots on goal for Bayern, and 2 for us. Tells pretty much all the story.

Commentators laughing at us being linked with Cesc

Welcome to heartbreak.

What are you watching it on?! If you have access it's on ITV4!

I guess it's Al jazeera sports 3 something, at Atdhenet.tv
Please Ambro, wake up our midfield!

Ambro's on?

Haven't even noticed him

I know, he isn't awake just like the midfield..
Milans first corner and Abate's freekick made one ac milan player move

If this is a draw, does it go to ET or straight to a shoot out?

Unbelievable how awful our second kit looks.

wow, you're fast with your conclusions