2011 Audi Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 26 July – 27 July[1] |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Barcelona (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Bayern Munich |
| Third place |
 Internacional |
| Fourth place |
 Milan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 4 |
| Goals scored | 12 (3 per match) |
| Attendance | 264,000 (66,000 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Thiago (3 goals) |
The second edition of the Audi Cup was a two-day association football tournament that features four teams. It was played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The competition hosted the defending champions Bayern Munich, the 2010 Copa Libertadores champions Internacional, the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League winners Barcelona and the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup champions Milan. The winners of the tournament were Barcelona, beating Bayern Munich 2–0 in the final. Internacional defeated Milan in the third place match after a penalty shoot-out.
Participating teams
- Bayern Munich (Germany)
- Milan (Italy)
- Barcelona (Spain)
- Internacional (Brazil)
Competition format
The competition took the format of a regular knock-out competition. The winners of each of the two matches on the first day competed against each other for the Audi Cup, whilst the two losing sides played in a third-place match. The trophy contested over two days, each day seeing two matches played back-to-back. The official matchups were announced on 8 May 2011.[2]
| Semi-finals 26 July |
Final 27 July | ||||||
| 18:15 | |||||||
| Barcelona |
2 (4) | ||||||
| Internacional |
2 (2) | ||||||
| 20:45 | |||||||
| Barcelona |
2 | ||||||
| Bayern Munich |
0 | ||||||
| Third place | |||||||
| 20:45 | 18:15 | ||||||
| Bayern Munich |
1 (5) | Internacional |
2 (2) | ||||
| Milan |
1 (3) | Milan |
2 (0) | ||||
Matches
All times are local (CEST; UTC+02:00).
Semi-finals
26 July 2011 18:15 |
| Barcelona |
2–2 | Internacional |
|---|---|---|
Thiago  15'Jonathan 63' |
Report | Nei 55' Leandro Damião 85' |
| Penalties | ||
Villa  Jonathan Carmona Jeffrén  Armando |
4–2 | Kléber Leandro Damião João Paulo Zé Mário |
26 July 2011 20:45 |
| Bayern Munich |
1–1 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Kroos 34' |
Report | Ibrahimović 4' |
| Penalties | ||
| Alaba Gómez Müller Kroos Schweinsteiger |
5–3 | Robinho Oddo T. Silva Paloschi |
Third place play-off
27 July 2011 18:15 |
| Internacional |
2–2 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Damião 23' D'Alessandro 80' |
Report | Ibrahimović 3' Pato 60' |
| Penalties | ||
| D'Alessandro Nei Glaydson |
2–0 | Valoti Cassano Oddo Pato |
Final
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Thiago (Barcelona)
- 2 goals
- Leandro Damião (Internacional)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Milan)
- 1 goal
Jonathan (Barcelona)- Nei (Internacional)
Andrés D'Alessandro (Internacional)- Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich)
- Alexandre Pato (Milan)
Television broadcasters
The competition was broadcast in the United Kingdom on ITV4. It was also broadcast in other countries, including Rai Sport in Italy.
References
- ↑ "Inter recebe liberação da CBF para disputar torneio em Munique". clicrbs. 22 March 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
- ↑ "Audi Cup 2011 official website". Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- "Parade of stars to contest Audi Cup in Munich". fcbayern.t-home.de (Bayern Munich). 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
External links
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