Real Madrid vs Manchester United was the pick of the day as the two European giants met in a preseason friendly in front of a record crowd at The Big House on Saturday, while Liverpool beat Milan and Arsenal crush Benfica.
While our domestic season has already kicked off, the European leagues are still in the middle of their pre-season, with Saturday seeing a number of big clashes across the globe. Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool, AC Milan, Arsenal and Benfica were all in action, and this is how they fared.
Real Madrid 1 -3 Manchester United
The two sides are currently on a pre-season tour of the US and met in front of a record 109 318 fans at the Michigan Stadium, where Louis Van Gaal’s men overpowered the Galacticos to a 3-1 victory.
Ashley Young opened the scoring in the 21st minute after a sequence of slick passing; Bale equalised from the penalty spot in the 27th minute before United secured an all-Premier League final against Liverpool, thanks to a second goal from Young and a third from Hernandez.
Liverpool 2-0 Milan
Liverpool brushed AC Milan aside with a 2-0 win in Charlotte on Saturday to set up an International Champions Cup final against arch-rivals Manchester United.
Goals from Joe Allan in the first half and Suso in the second sealed the victory for The Reds.
Arsenal 5-1 Benfica
French 21-year-old Yaya Sanogo netted four times in The Gunner’s 5-1 rout of Portuguese League champions Benfica in an Emirates Cup preseason friendly. Sanogo upstaged new signing, and debutant on the day, Alexis Sanchez who had all the pre-match hype.
The Frenchman completed his hat trick within 20 minutes in the first half, with Joel Campbell also netting to give Arsenal a 4-0 lead going into the break. Sanogo then completed the rout in the 49th minute, before Nico Gaitan scored a consolation for The Eagles in the 62nd minute.
Manchester City (4)2-2(5) Olympiakos (after penalties)
Manuel Pellegrini's men were beaten 5-4 on penalties for the second time in four days as Olympiakos goalkeeper Roberto Gago saved two penalties to dispose of the Premier League-side in the International Champions Cup.
City striker Stevan Jovetic opened the scoring in the 35th minute before 21-year-old Dimitros Diamantakos equalised. Aleksander Kolarov then restored the lead from the penalty spot, but Diamantakos completed a brace to ensure the match went into penalties.
Penalty misses from James Milner, Scott Sinclair and Micah Richards handed the Greeks a victory, which meant City now head back home to complete their preperations for the new Barckays Premier League season.
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