2011 Audi Cup
International football competition
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The second edition of the Audi Cup was a two-day association football tournament that featured 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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Germany |
| Dates | 26 July – 27 July[1] |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue | 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 | Thiago (3 goals) |
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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) | |||||
| 20:45 | ||||||
| Internacional | 2 (2) | |||||
| Barcelona | 2 | |||||
| 20:45 | ||||||
| Bayern Munich | 0 | |||||
| Bayern Munich | 1 (5) | |||||
| Milan | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18:15 | ||||||
| Internacional | 2 (2) | |||||
| Milan | 2 (0) | |||||
Matches
All times are local (CEST; UTC+02:00).
Semi-finals
| Barcelona | 2–2 | Internacional |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Milan |
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Report |
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| Penalties | ||
| 5–3 | ||
Third place play-off
| Internacional | 2–2 | Milan |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 2–0 | ||
Final
| Barcelona | 2–0 | Bayern Munich |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
          Barcelona
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     Bayern Munich
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Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Thiago (Barcelona)
- 2 goals
- Leandro Damião (Internacional)
Zlatan Ibrahimović (Milan)
- 1 goal
Jonathan dos Santos (Barcelona)- Nei (Internacional)
Andrés D'Alessandro (Internacional)- Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich)
- Alexandre Pato (Milan)
