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Match Highlights – PSG vs Lyon (Trophée des Champions)
Despite the winds of change of last season coming from Lyon, nothing changed in the French Super Cup, the Trophée des Champions held in Montreal, as PSG beat the second-place team last season in Ligue 1 2-0 with early first half goals by Serge Aurier and Edinson Cavani.
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Match Highlights – Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich (German Super Cup)
Beating Bayern Munich in the German Super Cup gives Wolfsburg, last season’s runner-ups, that something can be done about the dominance of the champions, although winning in a penalty shootout while playing at home isn’t actually anything that indicates a change at the top of German football.
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Match Highlights – San Jose Earthquakes vs Manchester United
It’s another win for Manchester United in the International Champions Cup friendly tour, beating San Jose Earthquakes with goals from Juan Mata, Memphis Depay and Andres Pereira, while Fatai Alashe got one back for the hosts just before half time.
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Match Highlights – Los Angeles Galaxy vs Barcelona
The start of the American tour for Barcelona in the International Champions Cup went well, beating the Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 with goals from Luis Suarez and Sergi Roberto.
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Match Highlights – Adelaide vs Liverpool
The Australian tour continues for Liverpool with another win, this time against Adelaide United, beating their hosts 2-0 with second half goals from James Milner and Danny Ings.
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Match Highlights – Everton vs Arsenal
The Barclays Asia Trophy was won by Arsenal, beating Everton 3-1 in Singapore through goals by Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil.
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Match Highlights – Bayern Munich vs Valencia
In an experimental lineup Bayern Munich had no problem beating Valencia 4-1 in Beijing with Thomas Muller scoring twice while Robert Lewandowski scored one of the more impressive goals we’ve seen this summer.
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Match Highlights – Roma vs Real Madrid
Despite the massive attendance and the big names, the Roma vs Real Madrid friendly match in Melbourne, Australia never took off and ended in a 0-0 draw to open the International Champions Cup tournament, with the Italians winning 7-6 after a penalty shootout.
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Match Highlights – America vs Manchester United
It’s clearly pleasing to win 1-0 for Manchester United against Mexican Club America with a debut (friendly) goal for signee Morgan Schneiderlin, but defensively there were some worrying moments, maybe due to the mystery absence of David de Gea.
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Match Highlights – USA vs Cuba
After a not too impressive group state, the United States soccer team finally looked like the dominant side they’re expected to be, beating Cuba 6-0 in the Gold Cup quarterfinals, led by a Clint Dempsey hat trick.