A LATE goal from Polish international Robert Lewandowski sealed a 1-0 victory for German champion Bayern Munich over Spanish giant Real Madrid in the final of the pre-season Audi Cup tournament in Munich on Wednesday.

    Bayern and Real recorded impressive wins over AC Milan and Tottenham respectively at the Allianz Arena on Tuesday, but it was the hosts who came out on top thanks to Lewandowski’s goal two minutes from time.

    The former Dortmund striker — who scored in the 3-0 win over Milan the previous day — was set up by young Danish star Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg before firing past Real goalkeeper Keilor Navas in the 88th minute.

    It handed titleholder Bayern its third Audi Cup triumph in four attempts since the tournament was launched in 2009.

    The scoreline was very different from the last time Real visited the Allianz Arena with the La Liga giant running riot 4-0 in the Champions League semifinal second leg in April 2014.

    That victory secured a thumping 5-0 aggregate win for Real as the side went on to win a 10th European title in the final against city rival Atletico.

    Whilst this victory will be scant consolation for that Munich mauling from last year, it will at least give Pep Guardiola’s side a boost as the players prepare for the defense of their Bundesliga title, beginning at home to Hamburg on Aug. 14.

    Real Madrid’s first match of the Spanish season is nine days later, Aug. 23, when the side travels to Sporting Gijon.

    Meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur saw off AC Milan 2-0 in a third-place playoff in Munich on Wednesday in its final outing before the side’s Premier League opener at Manchester United this weekend.

    Milan, which finished 10th in Serie A last term meaning the side missed out on European soccer for the upcoming season, get its campaign underway at Fiorentina on Aug. 23.

    (SD-Agencies)