Friendlies: Real Madrid win big, Bayern youngsters impress, Inter draw

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Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Inter were all in action across Tuesday's club friendlies.
Here's how the action unfolded in all three games ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.
Inter denied win at the death by MonzaScorers: Ciurria 32'; Birindelli (OG) 45+1', Espositio 52'
Inter came from behind to defeat Monza 2-1 in their penultimate pre-season friendly.
Cristian Chivu left many of his big guns on the bench to start with, and saw his side go behind on the half hour mark. Wing-back Patrick Ciurria was the scorer, tapping home at the back post after a fine cross into the box. from Gianluca Caprari.
The man on the other flank, Samuele Birindelli, was the unfortunate scorer of Inter's equaliser in added time before the break, powering a header into his own bet from Federico Dimarco's cross.
Francesco Esposito turned the game on its head early into the second half, instinctively flicking home Matteo Darmian's shot, as the youngster once again showed why he could be one to look out for this season.
However, there was a sting in the tail late, late on as Paulo Azzi struck to grab Monza a draw.
Inter conclude their pre-season with a home clash with Olympiacos on Saturday.
New No.10 Mbappé leads the way in four-star Madrid showScorers: Militão 10', Mbappé 13', 59', Rodrygo 81'
Real Madrid made extremely light work of surprise early Austrian Bundesliga leader WSG Tirol with a 4-0 win.
The game was near-over as a contest after just 13 minutes with a quickfire double from Éder Militão and Kylian Mbappé.
The Brazilian looped a header in before the French forward took a ball beautifully on the turn from Arda Güler and smashed home for his first goal wearing the No.10 shirt.
His second came after the break, and after a pitch invader got a selfie with him, and it was another sublime finish, as he rolled the ball over his foot to sidestep the Tirol keeper and tap home.
Rodrygo came off the bench to add a late fourth, and perhaps remind Xabi Alonso of his worth amid reports of a move away.
The new Los Blancos boss will now set his sights on his side's La Liga opener against Osasuna at the Bernabéu in a week's time.
Bayern youngsters steal the showScorers: Karl 20', Kusi-Asare 26'; Giandomenico 51'
Bayern Munich edged Grasshoppers Zurich to a 2-1 victory to cap pre-season.
17-year-old starlet Lennart Karl produced a moment of quality on the 20-minute mark to give his side the lead, firing an unstoppable, dipping effort into the net from 25 yards out.
Another Bayern academy graduate, Jonah Kusi-Asare, added a second just five minutes later, latching onto Karl's through ball and lashing into the top corner.
The Bundesliga side couldn't extend their lead before the break and Grasshoppers pulled a goal back shortly after half time through Loris Giandomenico's fierce first-time volley from a tight angle.
Vincent Kompany made seven changes on the hour mark and two substitutes almost combined for a third when Dayot Upamecano's hooked volley from Joshua Kimmich's cross hit the crossbar.
Although Bayern couldn't find a third, they remained on top and saw out a comfortable win to end pre-season with two victories ahead of their season opener in the Supercup against Stuttgart.
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