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Bayern Munich were held to a 1-1 draw by Hoffenheim in their opening match of the Bundesliga season and first under new coach Louis van Gaal. Dutchman van Gaal hoped to celebrate his 58th birthday with a victory at the Rhein-Neckar Arena, but could have no complaints with a point. Ivica Olic gave Bayern the lead in the 25th minute after an assist from Croatia teammate Danijel Pranjic, another new signing by the Bavarian giants
Manchester City duo Elano and Robinho fired Brazil to a 2-0 victory in their prestige friendly international against world champions Italy at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Tuesday. More than 60,000 fans saw Elano open the scoring after 13 minutes with Robinho finding the target on 27 in an encounter that brought an end to Italy coach Marcello Lippi’s unbeaten run. Lippi suffered a first loss with Italy in 32 games since defeat against Slovenia during his first spell in charge in 2004