Bundesliga Clubs to Play Friendlies in China

Bundesliga clubs Bayern Munich and Wolfsburg will play summer friendlies in Guangzhou, China.

The German teams will play in the 2012 Audi Football Summit at Guangzhou Olympic Sports Center on July 26 and three other games with Chinese Super League clubs (CSL) throughout the country.

Bayern will play CSL club Beijing Guo’an on July 24. Wolfsburg will take on Changchun Yatai and Shanghai Shenhuain three days following the Audi Football Summit .

Bayern Munich Deputy Exec Board member Andreas Jung said: “We think China is a very important country because the Bundesliga is also shown here on TV, and we know we have a lot of fans in China. Therefore, we must give them the chance to see the players live.” {jcomments on}