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Real Madrid stroll to victory over Chelsea in front of 100000 fans
Posted On Jul 30 2016
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Real Madrid defender Marcelo Vieira da Silva (C) celebrates his goal against Chelsea with teammates during an International Champions Cup soccer match in Ann Arbor, Michigan on July 30, 2016. Minutes later he was at it again, this time slipping into the box before scoring near post.
The friendly match, played in front of more than 105,000 spectators at the Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, was seemingly over as a contest by the interval thanks to an unlikely Marcelo double and Mariano Diaz’s wonderstrike.
Bertrand Traore, Pedro and Gary Cahill, all members of Chelsea, picked up yellow cards in the first half. However, he’ll have to do battle with Diego Costa and – if the transfer rumors are to be believed, another striker – if he’s to force his way into Chelsea’s starting lineup.
After the first half of action, Chelsea brought on new keeper Thibault Courtois to replace the struggling Begovic.
Chelsea had their best chance in the 59th minute as Cassila was out of position.
Substitute Eden Hazard pulled two goals back for the Blues in the second period but they left it too late to complete a comeback.
The winger gave Chelsea fans hope with a decent end to the campaign in May and has carried that good form into the pre-season, helping his side restore some parity to their clash with Real. But Sling TV offers a seven-day free trial, so subscribers can choose whether or not to keep the streaming service after watching the Real Madrid vs. Chelsea International Champions Cup match stream live online.
16 minutes after checking into the game, Hazard got Chelsea on the board with a goal in the 80th minute.
90’+1 – GOAL! Real Madrid 3-2 Chelsea – Batshuayi plays Hazard through with a delicious through ball and, once again, the Belgian takes the ball past the goalkeeper and applies the finish.
Asensio, 20, starred during Madrid’s 3-1 ICC loss to Paris Saint-Germain, leading to glowing praise from former Spain boss Vicente del Bosque, who labelled him “the greatest talent there is in Spain”.
