Watch Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich, two of the world’s top football clubs, live online in a match worthy of a UEFA Champions League Final — but instead the title at stake is the 2015 Audi Cup, in a tournament held every two years at the Bayern Munich home ground of Allianz Arena. But the match will be a pre-season treat for world football fans as the Spanish La Liga powerhouse faces the reigning German Bundesliga champion in a final tune-up before the official 2015/2016 season gets underway.
To find out how to watch the Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich 2015 Audi Cup Final live online, see the streaming link in the final paragraph of this article. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time at the 75,000-seat Allianz Arena in Munich on Wednesday, August 5 — 2:30 p.m. United States Eastern Daylight Time, 11:30 a.m. Pacific.
The two teams made it to the finals of the four-team invitational tournament with easy semifinal victories. Real Madrid defeated English Barclays Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur 2-0, with former Spurs superstar Gareth Bale scoring the second goal for Real.
In the second semifinal, Bayern Munich blew away Italian Serie A side AC Milan with a 3-0 whitewash.
Tottenham Hotspur and AC Milan will play in the 2015 Audi Cup Third Place match earlier on Wednesday, with a scheduled kickoff of 6:00 p.m. CEST (noon U.S. EDT, 9 a.m. PDT), in a match also available to watch live online.
Bayern Munich stars Xabi Alonso and Toni Kroos will face their former team for the first time since departing after the 2013/2014 season.
Though the Audi Cup Final is considered a “friendly,” the two sides have a long history of facing each other in international competition — with the home team dominating the series. Playing at Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Bayern has won just two times with one draw in 11 matches.
But in 11 meetings at Allianz Arena, Bayern has come out on top nine times with Real Madrid managing just a one win and a lone draw.
The last time the two teams faced each other came in the 2014 UEFA Champions Cup Semifinal when Real had their way with the German giant, winning the two-legged tie by a 5-0 aggregate score before going on to win the Champions League Final. But in their previous meeting, the 2011/2012 UEFA Champions Leage semifinal, Bayern came out on top in a penalty shootout after the two sides tied 3-3 after a two-legged match plus extra time.
To watch the Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid 2015 Audi Cup Final live online, use the link provided by WatchESPN at this link , or download the WatchESPN app to watch on mobile devices. The Tottenham Hotspur vs. AC Milan Third-Place match is also available live online via WatchESPN.
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