Chelsea captain John Terry (R) competes for the ball against Liverpool's new winger Sadio Mané. (Photo : Getty Images)
A high-profile match between two of the most popular football teams in the world, Real Madrid and Chelsea, is scheduled to take place at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on July 30, Saturday as the 2016 International Champions Cup continues.
The two teams have already played their opening games in this summer's preseason friendlies as both did not field in their best lineups as well.
Real superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, and James Rodriguez are not expected to appear in this match as are Chelsea's Diego Costa, Eden Hazard, and Loic Remy, but the squads still have ample star-power to make the match interesting for the viewers.
Los Blancos was defeated by Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain, 1-3, on Wednesday at the Ohio Stadium in Columbus during their opening ICC 2016 match, Daily Mail Online reported.
Belgian defender Thomas Meunier scored a brace at the 35th and 40th minutes to make it a 3-0 advantage for the French giants after Jonathan Ikone scored the opening goal.
Brazilian defender Marcelo netted a penalty kick one minute before halftime to give Real a point in the contest.
Meanwhile, Chelsea nipped fellow English club Liverpool, 1-0, to begin their ICC campaign at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena also on Wednesday, via Goal.
Defender Gary Cahill provided the lone goal of the contest at the 10th minute to give newly-appointed head coach Antonio Conte his second straight friendly win after losing his debut match to Rapid Wien last week.
It would be a close and entertaining fight from start to finish even as the game is only an exhibition as a lot of pride is at stake for both squads. Without Ronaldo, Bale, and Benzema, manager Zinedine Zidane's squad is short on offensive firepower while Conte is a known taskmaster that wants his wards to play the right way every time on the pitch.
The predicted result is a high-scoring 4-2 win for Chelsea.
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Casilla; Marcelo, Danilo, Nacho, Varane; Casemiro, Isco, Kovacic; Morata, Jese, Vazquez
Chelsea starting lineup (4-4-2 formation): Begovic; Terry, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Aina; Fabregas, Willian, Moses, Matic; Traore, Loftus-Cheek
