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The season is fast approaching with the players returning to training in the next week. As we talked about back in the beginning of May, the Audi Cup returns this summer with São Paulo, AC Milan, and Manchester City heading to the Allianz Arena to join Bayern Munich in the competition. The matches have now been released.
July 31
Game 1: FC Bayern Munich vs FC São Paulo
Game 2: AC Milan vs Manchester City FC
August 1
Game 3: Game 1 Loser vs Game 2 Loser
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs Game 2 Winner
The Audi Cup will be the last opportunity for Pep Guardiola's side to get prepared for the games that do count. Those games begin with the DFB Pokal First Round game that will take place sometime between August 2-5. As the defending champions, Bayern will also kick off their Bundesliga campaign on Friday August 9.