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Real Madrid and Manchester City last played each other competitively in the Champions League in 2012

Manchester City will play Real Madrid at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in a pre-season tournament next summer.

The International Champions Cup from 18-24 July will feature Premier League holders City, Champions League winners Real and a final team to be confirmed.

City hold a stake in Australia's A-League after the club's owners purchased and rebranded Melbourne Heart as Melbourne City in January.

A crowd of 95,000 saw Liverpool play Melbourne Victory at the MCG last year.

City chief executive Ferran Soriano said: "We are looking forward, once again, to being a part of the tournament.

"We are particularly excited to be visiting Melbourne, which is home to our sister club."