MADRID, 5 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Real Madrid will face Chelsea in their last game of their pre-season tour of the United States on Saturday, where they will have the opportunity to bid farewell to North America with a victory that they have not yet tasted in this week of preparation, in which the objective was always to give minutes to the available players and gain rhythm in view of the imminent start of the season.
The exciting new campaign for Real Madrid, the reigning champions of LaLiga and the Champions League, will kick off in just over a week, with a first high-profile test: the European Super Cup against Atalanta, the champions of the Europa League. It will be the first touchstone for the new project led by Kylian Mbappé.
However, neither the Frenchman nor the Englishman Jude Bellingham will be in this last warm-up match of the Soccer Champions Tour against Chelsea, in the early hours of this Tuesday to Wednesday in Spanish peninsular time (01.00). It will be Real Madrid’s third match in the United States, after the defeats against AC Milan (1-0) and FC Barcelona (2-1) in the traditional summer Clásico.
Despite the two defeats, Carlo Ancelotti’s obsession is to reach an optimal level of competition, while the players are returning after the holidays. “We are continuing with the line of preparation and little by little the players are returning. The result is not so important,” said the Italian after the Clasico, insisting that what is important is to get “in good shape.” “We will think about tactical issues from the 7th. Let’s not go crazy,” he added.
Thus, this duel against the Londoners, with ‘Vini’, who played half an hour against Barça, and Rodrygo Goes at full capacity with the group, will have more important pieces and will allow more tests for the Italian coach, who until now has practically repeated the starting eleven in the two friendlies, only changing Vallejo for Militao, who arrived later to the training camp.
Endrick and Arda Güler are attracting the spotlight for the white team, with more level and energy from the Turk, with more freshness than a Brazilian who has yet to make his debut in front of goal, and is still adapting to the system that Ancelotti is shaping.
They will face a Chelsea team with Enzo Maresca at the helm and a team with plenty of players, with a first team that exceeds 40 players. The London club has accumulated four preparation matches, with only one victory against Club América (3-0), a draw against Wrexham and losses against Celtic (1-4) and Manchester City (4-2). Precisely, the ‘blues’ will begin the Premier League against the English champions.