The European giants' pre-season friendlies continue with Real Madrid and Chelsea battling at Bank Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Real Madrid lost 1-2 to Barcelona last time out, suffering two consecutive defeats in the preseason. Chelsea lost 4-2 to Manchester City in their last game and have won one, drawn one and lost two of their four pre-season games. Real Madrid sent a number of main players in this game, with Vinicius, Rodrygo, and Dias forming a forward trident. On Chelsea's side, Quiu is up front, followed by Raheem Sterling, Nkunku and Madueke.
Both teams had 55 possession after the opening kick-off, but Real Madrid's attack was more quality and more threatening. In the 4th minute, Madueke broke through on the right side of the front, and then knocked back, Nkunku crossed, and Sterling headed directly at the back point; In the 12th minute, Vinicius shot from the right side of the penalty area, and the ball hit high; In the 14th minute, Nkunku crossed in the penalty area, and Sterling's kick was blocked; In the 18th minute, Real Madrid continued to create danger in the Chelsea penalty area, and finally Dias's push shot was wide;
In the 19th minute, Dias crossed in the penalty area, and Vazquez easily scored with a low shot in front of the goal, 1-0, Real Madrid took the lead; In the 26th minute, Nkunku advanced with the ball in the middle, and after Sterling took the ball on the left side, the ball was too powerful, and he went directly out of the bottom line under the defender's defense; In the 27th minute, Vinicius took the ball on the left side and sent a delicate diagonal stopper, and Dias cut in front of the goalkeeper and fired a low shot from a small angle, 2-0!
In the 34th minute, Gusto's second pass, Sterling stepped forward on the left side, and a pass that seemed to be a pass passed in front of the goal! In the 40th minute, Chelsea finally opened the scoring when Enzo sent a precise ball over the top into the box, Madueke headed home in front of the goal to make it 2-1, and in the 45th minute, Rodrygo took the ball on the left side and cut cross, then took a shot that went over the crossbar! At half-time, Real Madrid temporarily led Chelsea 2-1. Half-time statistics, Real Madrid had 49% possession, 7 shots on goal 2 on target, Chelsea 4 shots on goal 1 shot on target;
Yibian fought again, in the 47th minute, Giu made the ball, and Nkunku's shot was saved; In the 58th minute, Rodrygo took a corner kick from the right side, and Militão grabbed a header that went slightly off the left post; In the 63rd minute, Mudryk took the ball from the midfield and rushed to the top of the arc of the penalty area to shoot from a distance, and the ball flew directly!
In the 76th minute, Nico Paz tried to shoot from distance, but Joensen fell to the ground to save the ball; In the 82nd minute, Aguado replaced Modric, and Real Madrid continued to make substitutions. Neither side was able to change the scoreline, with Real Madrid beating Chelsea 2-1 for their first pre-season win, while Chelsea suffered a second defeat in a row. Chelsea's next game is against Inter Milan and then the new season kicks off. With the form the Blues have shown in pre-season, the prospects for the new season are hardly optimistic.