Real Madrid beat Inter 3-0 in pre-season friendly

Reuters: James Rodriguez curled home a superb free kick to cap Real Madrid’s 3-0 win over Inter Milan in a friendly in Guangzhou, China on 27 July.

The Colombian midfielder, brought on for just the last 10 minutes of the International Champions Cup match, stepped up to bend the ball around the Inter wall from 25 metres out, giving goalkeeper Samir Handanovic no chance. Inter, beaten 1-0 by both Bayern Munich and AC Milan over the last week in China, enjoyed much of the early possession but were exposed by the pace of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo on the counter-attack.

Real, who travelled to China from Australia after playing in another ICC tournament, wrap up the Asia competition against AC Milan in Shanghai on 30 July.

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo challenges for the ball during the friendly at the Tianhe Stadium