Yet another overstuffed and exhausting bicoastal preseason tour of the United States comes to a close tonight with a match against the defending Champions of Europe, who are mostly in it for the exercise but will undoubtedly pose the greatest challenge for our team that’s trying to come to grips with the new tactical system.
Carlo Ancelotti has opted for just about the strongest lineup available to him. Enzo Maresca has done the same. No Jackson, or Disasi in the squad. Caicedo was initially not listed, but has been spotted on the bench.
Here we go!
Chelsea starting XI:
Jörgensen | James (c), Badiashile, Colwill, Gusto, Lavia, Enzo, Nkunku, Madueke, Guiu, Sterling
Substitutes from: Sánchez, Bettinelli, Veiga, Acheampong, Chilwell, Fofana, Tosin, Ugochukwu, Chukwuemeka, Dewsbury-Hall, George, Mudryk, Caicedo
Real Madrid starting XI:
Courtois | Lucas V., E.Militao, Rüdiger, Fran García, Mario Martín, Modric (c), D.Ceballos, Rodrygo, Brahim, Vini Jr.
Substitutes from: Lunin, Fran, Arda Güler, Endrick, Vallejo, Nico Paz, Latasa, Jacobo Ramón, Lorenzo, Obrador, Asencio, Jeremy De León, Joan Martínez
Date / Time: Tuesday, August 6, 2024; 7pm EDT; 0.00 BST (next day); 4:30am IST (next day)
Venue: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, NC, USA
On TV: ESPN2, ESPN Deportes (USA); Premier Sports 1 (UK); elsewhere
Streaming: ESPN+ (USA); Premier Sports (UK); Chelsea TV (int’l pay-per-view)
Probably no live blog for this one.
Be excellent to each other, and party on, dudes!