He's probably the best striker in the world for what he does between those two; always dropping in and linking up play, never trying to score 100 goals a season on his own. Erik Lamela is unable to keep his shot down and blazes it over the bar. Leading men: Gareth Bale (left) and Harry Kane (right) are the star players. He wouldn't be the prolific striker at Arsenal that all those rumour creating websites seem to think he would. If they win this semi-final and get to the actual final, that is. I think Lloris is truly excellent: what a fine keeper. Seconds after I claim the match will end 1-0, Gareth Bale (who else) picks the ball up deep in Tottenham territory, moves it on to his left (where else) and fires the ball past Michel Vorm. There's actually not an awful lot more to say about the game than that really. Tottenham and Real Madrid go head-to-head in the Audi Cup as they prepare for the Premier League and La Liga seasons ... after Madrid prevailed as 2-0 victors in the 2015 … James Rodriguez has an effort on goal from about 25 yards, putting the ball on to his left foot and powering a shot wide and high. They're starting to get closer to the goal now, but it feels like the more they commit the more likely it is Real will get a second on the counter attack. They look fairly useless at the moment, and Real don't really look like they're trying too hard either. Watching Real now I am even more mystified by the Benitez appointment. Urgh. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. On August 4th, Tottenham will be playing their second pre-season friendly match before the Premier League season begins. That was so dumb from Ramos. Madrid are dominating possession here, and that’s nearly a goal! Find the perfect Real Madrid V Tottenham Hotspur Audi Cup 2015 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. No clear chances, though. Harry Kane couldn't get the ball so didn't even get a chance to do anything with it, quite a few of the Real Madrid youth players don't look particularly special and Erik Lamela still doesn't resemble anything like a £30million player. Real have survived that nervous opening three minute barrage of pressure from Spurs and are attempting to keep possession further up the pitch. Benitez appears to have already imposed his incredibly exciting brand of football on Real Madrid. Real Madrid 1-0 Tottenham (James 36), Kick off in Germany is 12.15pm ET | 5.15pm BST | 6.15pm CET. Jese cuts inside from the left and tries to curl the ball into the far post from just inside the box but the goalkeeper stretches and pushes it wide. But the ref blows his whistle, and that’s the half: reasonably entertaining, but it’s been essentially lethargic. The pandemic has forced cruise lines to change for the better – what can passengers expect? No idea where the centre backs went. Real Madrid v Spurs, Audi Cup semi-final - Gareth Bale scores against his former club as Real Madrid progress to the final. Great save by Vorm! Dear referee: end this agony now! 36 min: Rose is penalised for a trip from behind on James. Chill out. Kyle Walker breaks up the other end of the park but isn't able to keep control of the ball and the goalkeeper gets hold of it. If they take Varane off and insist Bale plays only with his right foot, we could consider it settled. The referee kills the game before it gets too boring and Real Madrid win all three points, or an Audi, or whatever it is they get out of this pre-season friendly. Plus it was going wide. OK I'll be better from now on. They've been dreaming of this moment all their lives, Clive. It all seemed so exciting earlier. Spurs giving themselves a breather and passing around the back. James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale score the goals as Real Madrid move through to the final in the Audi Cup in Munich, Tue 4 Aug 2015 19.08 BST Have we ever seen evidence of the ‘special relationship’ the Bale deal was supposed to provide for between Spurs and Real? It's not just me struggling with it, by the way. Select from premium Real Madrid V Tottenham Hotspur Audi Cup 2015 of the highest quality. Nacer Chadli almost dances his way through to goal, using tricky feet on the left side of the box. Let us know your views #AudiCup2015 #COYS. But is he any good? The referee awards a freekick for a reason I suspect is related to pushing, or jumping, or one of the other really boring reasons to give a foul. Can you feel it? Real Madrid vs Tottenham Hotspur-2015-08-04 - Betting, Best Odds, Gambling , Live Soccer Bet ,live betting, Live Scores,Match Result ,Vote,Analysis,bet tips He’s shown some nice touches, and has been willing to accept the ball in tough spots. 75 min: Good play from Walker, who gets clear down the right, but Harry Winks, on for Dele Alli, is called for climbing, and it’s a free-kick. Dembele's quite good though. It’s gone slow again: as though we’re back in the 20mph zone. 62 min: Bale is knocked off it by Bentaleb, but Madrid win it back, until they give it away. Instead what you got was 12 goals a season from Harry Kane. I haven't played enough Football Manager recently to be sure of how good these guys are. A decent enough game, but not too much to get excited about. Compare form, standings position and many match statistics. You can see just how poorly defended it was. How did they do? As an aside, Burley, for those who don’t have a chance to listen to him, is an excellent co-commentator: clear, insightful, opinionated, well-informed. 65 min: Bale threads it through for Cheryshev, down the left, but Vertonghen stepped up just in time, and the Russian is offside. GOAL! Oh. A long built up move almost results in a chance for Lamela to shoot but Real break it down. Strong in the tackle and constantly in the way when Spurs try to break down his flank, he's also started venturing forward. Vazquez is unable to get on the end of a chipped through ball and Spurs win possession again. Join in the fun and send your thoughts, love letters and opinions on the game to me: joseph.bull@telegraph.co.uk. Hopefully Eriksen recovers from that deep burn I just gave him. I love that even teamsheets for a match against Real Madrid are hand-written. The 31-year-old has made only 31 appearances for Madrid since joining from Espanyol in 2015. CRISTIANO RONALDO has reportedly held informal talks with Real Madrid about a return to the club. Eek: he should have stopped that. #COYS pic.twitter.com/NqFbRSL3mz. James Rodriguez's goal separates the two teams at the break then but in reality, Real Madrid are comfortably in the lead here. YOU'RE PLAYING AGAINST SPURS. When’s Lloris back? He cost around £23million which is quite a lot for a defender at the best of times. Look at them all defending in rows. They put Real Madrid under pressure straight from kick-off and a ball is fired across the box. 70 min: Spurs have been much better this half, but they haven’t really worked Casilla. Death of bricks and mortar retail has only just begun, Government under fire from Red Wall Tories over u-turn on Cumbria coal mine, England demolish India with shock and awe in performance of unrelenting dominanceÂ, Football Manager 15, which Sky Sports now use to analyse players, Ronaldo storms out of interview, saying 'I don't give a f*** about Fifa'. They play Milan at 8.45pm local time. One player who won't appear tonight is Karim Benzema who has been "diagnosed with a muscular injury". In the meantime Real Madrid work their way into the Tottenham box and Vazquez does some stepovers, moves to the byline and crosses the ball onto the roof of Vorm's net. — Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 3, 2015. • Ronaldo storms out of interview, saying 'I don't give a f*** about Fifa'. One of Real Madrid's three summer signings is Danilo, the Brazilian right back. He gets a round of applause. I mean, how much value is there in changing your entire team? Which is alright, I guess. A gentle jog across the pitch began the warm-up a short while ago. Spurs look exactly like a team which will finish somewhere between 9th and 6th but the extra quality that Real have in their side is clear to see. Occasionally I will use photographs too. Spurs really don't want them to have the ball though. A quicker, far more promising move ends as Eriksen blasts his shot over the bar. It will be interesting to see how Ronaldo gets on being asked to act like a defender for 70% of matches. 43 min: Eriksen does well to find Rose, who’s been active down the left, but another cross doesn’t find its target: it’s cut out by Danilo.Here’s Matt Richman: I missed the first 10 minutes, but this seems like it’s played at a walking pace as well (yeah yeah, meaningless friendly, I know). Changes for Madrid: Asensio for Isco, and Nacho for Ramos. This is pretty much all that's happening at the moment. Real Madrid: Third place: Tottenham Hotspur: Fourth place: Milan: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 4: Goals scored: 8 (2 per match) Attendance: 282,000 (70,500 per match) Top scorer(s) Robert Lewandowski (2 goals) ← 2013. Captain Harry Kane exchanges a little flag thing (I've forgotten the name of them) with Sergio Ramos and the two sides line up in formation opposite each other, as usually happens in a game of football. In a league game, that’s a yellow. 45 min: Isco juggles, beautifully, and finds Jese, but his cross from the left is just too high for Bale. Rafa Benitez also spoke about the tournament. And after fixing the computer problem that I've been having for the last 30 minutes, I can now share with you the Spurs starting XI: #THFC team v @realmadriden: Vorm, Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Alli, Dier; Dembele, Lamela, Eriksen; Kane #AudiCup2015 #COYS. Danny Rose's touch has let him down so far, Bale can't get near the ball, forwards keep fouling defenders. Don't say I'm not good to you. Thanks for reading: see you later. I don't remember this bit but as evidenced by this photograph, it happened. Kane is fouled, and that’s a Tottenham free kick in the centre circle. From the "normal" TV angle it looks close to troubling the keeper but from behind... well let's just leave that there. Stay up to date. Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur meet at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday to kick off the 2015 Audi Cup in Munich, Germany.. For Real Madrid, … Sergio Ramos comes off for Nacho as Bayern Munich players come out of the tunnel to watch the game. This match has started to resemble a people carrier. Eriksen was probably the best Spurs player on the day, Vorm should have stopped Bale's shot and Gareth Bale got his goal. Meanwhile, Chelsea are getting set to … Modric finds some space outside the box and fires a shot at goal. Still, they love him now. In my defence it's hard to follow all the action while writing at the same time. I like it. It's all around you. Nothing's happening. ACTION! 60 min: Bayern are on their way to the stadium in a posh bus. If anyone's going to score in this game, it's going to be a Real Madrid player. Now a bunch of changes for Madrid: Marcelo off, Arbeloa on; Jese off, Cheryshev on. Watch Real Madrid vs Tottenham 2015 Friendly Promo & Lineup HD 4.08.2015 18:15 - funnyno1 on Dailymotion August 3, 2015 By Oscar Casanova Perches. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. The 2015–16 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 24th season in the Premier League and 38th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. 50 min: Good start to this second half by Spurs: they’ve monopolised possession and pushed Madrid back. Could Perez not have possibly appointed anyone else? Modric had so much space, and no one closed him down, so he just had a shot: it deflected off Wimmer, bounced up and fooled Vorm, who did very well to sort his feet out and palm clear. Vazquez looks to be one of those guys who turns up for five-a-side, does loads of flashy stepovers and proceeds to annoy everyone by losing the ball all of the time. Marcelo, who you may remember I thought had been taken off earlier, is substituted and Arbeloa comes on. 71 min: Vazquez has time and space, but that’s the second poor effort in five minutes: his pass for Asensio, I think it was, is underhit, and Spurs come away. #THFC double change: @HarryWinks_ on for @dele_alli36 and @tom_carroll92 on for @ChrisEriksen8 #AudiCup2015 #COYS. 41 min: Rose advances down the right, but Varane does well to cut out the cross. Then he moans at you when you try and keep the ball for more than one touch. Alternatively you can take part in the modern public shaming forum which is Twitter and send me words that way (@jj_bull). Like I alluded to earlier, it doesn't even seem like Real have gotten out of first gear yet. Cristiano Ronaldo and Benzema have both been ruled out of tonight's friendly due to injury. Maybe they will, though. A through ball catches the Spurs backline by surprise and the Spaniard unleashes a powerful shot from the corner of the box. 63 min: Ooh, that’s late from Cheryshev on Walker, and Walker is miffed. Danilo taking no nonsense from Lamela. Getty Images . Can you feel the narrative? Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany. Football Manager 15, which Sky Sports now use to analyse players seems to think so: I still can't get my head around Rafa Benitez being the Real Madrid boss. The name Danny Rose reminds me of Richard Burton almost saying his name in that war film back in the day when football was even slower. 90 min: On the bench, Pochettino is carping about something or other. Nothing comes of it again though as his cross is blocked and Lamela is fouled after picking up the loose ball. Spurs don't seem to have anything to offer going forward at the moment. Carroll for Eriksen. No-one seems to know where James is, Isco should have been closed down and Dier just ball watches. Danny Rose bounds down the left wing but his cross is easily blocked. 54 min: Eriksen over the bar, and he’s unhappy with that: Alli laid it off, but the ball was hit with too much pace, and that caused the Dane to sky it. Spurs start the half brightly again but whenever one of the attacking midfield players cuts inside they run into three Real defenders standing in a triangle. Real combined well for James’s opener, but Michel Vorm dropped a clanger for the second. Real Madrid vs Tottenham: as it happened Real Madrid v Spurs, Audi Cup semi-final - Gareth Bale scores against his former club as Real Madrid progress to the final By Jj Bull 04 August 2015 … Spurs subs: Chadli, Bentaleb and Vertonghen on for Wimmer, Dier and Lamela. No card. Topics: 2015 Audi Cup, Harry Kane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Rafa Benitez, Pochetino, Tottenham. Bahasa - Indonesia; Chinese (simplified) Deutsch; English - Australia; English - Canada; English - Ghana But I think Dele Alli has looked very impressive for Spurs. It’s cleared by Madrid, but that’s much better from Spurs. However, that’s a poor touch, and the Brazilian concedes a corner. If they try and go down the wing eventually they just give the ball away. ... Tottenham vs Real Madrid: Players head-to-head comparison. Head to Head information (H2H). Good effort. Danilo has been brilliant so far. Kyle Walker outpaces the Real Madrid full back on the right wing and sends a cross to the back post. One team passes it around their defence for a while, exchange it in the middle of the park and then swap to let the other guys do the same. I mean we do all know that Harry Kane means a lot to you but Bale was always just that little bit better - it's OK to think it but just don't tell him because you'll break his little heart. Another ex-Spurs player, Luka Modric, also starts. Now here’s some fireworks: Ramos went right into Eriksen from behind, and is booked, deservedly. This game is already end-to-end and rather exciting. Captain Kane is offside. Remember, this is pre-season. 61 min: Shot from Chadli: punched clear in flamboyant style by Casilla. What a world. When on the counter attack, the quality doesn't look to be there either. I'm skeptical. 67 min: Bale pushes a nice pass infield for Danilo, who attacks it and heads into the box, but his cross is hit too hard, and out of play for a Spurs throw. Will they grow to love Bale? 52 min: Good ball in from Eriksen, but Varane is first there. 84 min: Spurs don’t look like scoring. 47 min: Chadli gives it away, and Eriksen makes the international gesture for “calm down”. Do it! Do Audi make people carriers? Xabi Alonso shares a smile with Pepe, who used to be his teammate in Madrid, and some more regens enter the pitch for Benitez's side. 89 min: Ninety seconds left. There he is. Vorm should really do better as the shot isn't particularly difficult to stop but there you go. Spurs have absolutely no idea how to break down the two strong backs of four that Benitez's team revert to when they are defending and keep giving away possession whenever they venture out of their own half. Perhaps a friendly ghost will show you what your alternative life might have been like with Bale and reveal that you became President of the world, were rich beyond your wildest dreams after inventing a thing that EVERYONE loved and were able to single handedly defeat ISIS. Lamela drags back Modric. Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has returned to training with Spurs, but is not expected to feature. Tottenham beat Real Madrid in a pre-season friendly, while Manchester United visit Kristiansund - follow live text commentary. 37 min: Simple goal for Madrid: Isco cut back on to his right foot and put a super ball into the box, and James got up above Danny Rose to head past Vorm. 2.04pm EDT 14:04 Full-time: Real Madrid 2-0 Tottenham; 1.52pm EDT 13:52 GOAL! Real Madrid attack down the left and Gareth Bale gets to play a bit. It doesn't matter. However, Bale will be involved as he faces his former club for the first time since leaving for Real in 2013. 46 min: Lucas Vazquez and Casemiro are in for Real Madrid; Kroos and James depart. Sadly there will be no Ronaldo today because he has a back injury. The 2015–16 season was Atlético Madrid's 85th season in existence and the club's 79th season in La Liga, the top league of Spanish football.Atlético competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League.The season for the club began on 25 July 2015 and ended on 28 May 2016. It's not a bad idea when you've got Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo on the wings. I'd completely forgotten that Harry Kane was even playing until the commentators just mentioned him. Real Madrid comfortably overcame Tottenham Hotspur in the first round of the Audi Cup, with goals from James Rodriguez and Gareth Bale giving them a 2-0 win. Five minutes until kick off and the Allianz Arena are doing a very elaborate opening ceremony full of choreographed dancing, drumming and singing. 73 min: Sometimes I think these coaches just make all these changes for a laugh. Sergio Ramos is upset with Lamela, and well he might be: that’s a second brainless foul from the Argentinian.