Broadcast info
Who's playing: Chelsea play European giants Real Madrid in their second fixture of the International Champions Cup. The Blues come into this game having beaten Liverpool in their first match while Los Blancos, on the other hand, lost to French giants Paris Saint-Germain. Coach Zinedine Zidane now faces a herculean task of restoring his side’s pride by beating Antonio Conte’s men.
What time: On Saturday July 30, 2016 at 12:00 PM PT, 15:00 ET, 19:00 UTC, 20:00 BST, 20:00 CET
Which stadium: This ICC match will be played at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Abor, Michigan. It is the largest stadium in the United States, thanks to its capacity to accommodate up to 107, 601 fans.
Which channel:
In the USA on ESPN, WatchESPN, ESPN Deportes TV, ESPN Deportes Radio
In Canada on TSN5
In the UK on Chelsea TV
In Spain on Antena 3
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Match facts
- Real Madrid have played Chelsea thrice since 1971
- Out of the three meetings, Chelsea have won twice and drawn once
- Real Madrid have not beaten Chelsea since 1971
- Chelsea’s last victory over the Spanish giants was in 1998
Analysis
New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte comes to this match having guided the West London outfit to three consecutive pre-season victories over Atus Ferlach, RZ Pellets and Liverpool. Zidane on the other hand suffered a humiliating 3-1 defeat to Les Parisiens on Wednesday, a result that will force him back to the drawing board to come up with a better plan of overcoming the Blues.
Los Blancos fans will be concerned by the fact that the French tactician fielded quite a strong side that had the likes of Raphael Varane, Casemiro, Marcelo and their old boy Alvaro Morata but still failed to beat Unai Emery’s men. With the likes of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo absent, all eyes will be on the World Cup winner with France to come up with a winning combination to avoid yet another humiliating defeat. Confirming the absence of Bale and Ronaldo, coach Zidane told journalists during a press briefing ahead of the match:
"The (European Cup) ended late and we are not going to take any risks. I want the players to return at 100 percent. We have a deep enough squad to cover the others."
The club also confirmed their arrival on their official Twitter account:
#RMTour
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden) July 28, 2016
We've arrived in Michigan!#HalaMadrid pic.twitter.com/PEPfaoi8mI
Conte, on the other side of the pitch, has a wide variety of players to choose from expect Cesc Fabregas and new signing N’Golo Kante who is yet to linkup with the squad after leaving the King Power Stadium and steering France to the finals of the European Championship. In an interview with journalists after the Liverpool match, the former Juventus boss said:
"I was pleased with my team [against Liverpool] because I saw the right spirit and a lot of positive things, but I know and my players know that we can improve a lot.
"I am pleased with the attitude today and also that when we played with 10 men we didn’t suffer. Don’t forget we are working very hard with two training sessions every day and it is a good attitude.
"The most important thing today was to see the right spirit in my team and the will to fight to win a friendly game. This is the right way."
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The Premier League side are the favourites to win this match due to the depth of their squad. But Zidane’s men, despite being the underdogs in terms of recent form, are expected to put up a tough fight.
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