Hertha Berlin vs Mamelodi Sundowns live updates: Follow Scores, lineups, team news, commentary

CAF Champions League holders Mamelodi Sundowns face Bundesliga 2 side Hertha Berlin in a heavyweight pre-season test on Tuesday, with the Mondseeland-Arena in Austria playing host.

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Miguel Cardoso’s Sundowns arrive in Mondsee as continental kings, having beaten Moroccan side AS FAR 2-1 on aggregate in May’s CAF Champions League final.

Teboho Mokoena struck the decisive goal in that second leg, while goalkeeper Ronwen Williams sealed the trophy with a crucial late penalty save.

Domestically, the Brazilians had to settle for second best, finishing just a single point behind Orlando Pirates as the Buccaneers ended Sundowns’ long reign at the top.

The African champions have used their Austrian training camp to sharpen up for the new campaign, beating RB Leipzig 3-1 before playing out a goalless draw with RB Salzburg in their most recent outing.

Hertha Berlin, by contrast, are targeting an immediate return to the Bundesliga after finishing seventh in the second tier last season.

Stefan Leitl’s side have made an ideal start to their preparations, winning all four of their pre-season friendlies so far, including thumping victories over Frohnauer and Lichtenberg.

With 28 players taken to the Austrian camp, Leitl continues to rotate heavily as he searches for his strongest combinations ahead of the new season.

Both sides go into Tuesday’s clash unbeaten in their last four outings, setting up an intriguing test for two clubs targeting silverware on very different fronts this year.

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