It was a busy day around Europe as seven Premier League clubs continue to shape up for next weekend’s openers.
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Bayern Munich 0-3 Liverpool — RECAP
Beating Bayern by three, at home, is a bit of a statement even in the preseason, and Daniel Sturridge joined Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah on the score sheet as the Reds advanced to play Atletico Madrid in Tuesday’s Audi Cup Final.
Stuttgart 3-3 Huddersfield Town
Down 3-1 in Austria against Bundesliga competition, Town came back through Collin Quaner and Sean Scannell goals. Rajiv Van la Parra also scored for the visitors. American winger Julian Green played 30 minutes for Stuttgart.
Burton Albion 2-1 Leicester City
The Foxes were down two when substitute Harry Maguire made sure the hosts didn’t keep a clean sheet.
Girona 0-0 Brighton and Hove Albion
Brighton had a pair of goals ruled offside and saw Glenn Murray sent off against La Liga’s new boys, who welcomed four Man City players on loan.
St. Pauli 4-2 Stoke City
Not many normal starters traveled to Germany for Stoke, but Joselu made his impact felt with a road brace for Mark Hughes‘ men.
Port Vale 1-1 West Bromwich Albion
Hal Robson-Kanu scored before halftime, but the underdogs came back to draw with minutes to play.
Altona 3-3 West Ham United
A Winston Reid red card had the Irons behind the 8-ball as Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez debuted in maroon, but Toni Martinez and Andre Ayew scored to join an Altona own goal to give the Premier Leaguers a draw against the Hamburg-based side.