Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid will reignite their bitter rivalry when they clash at MetLife Stadium in the 2019 International Champions Cup on Friday.
The La Liga giants will collide in East Rutherford, New Jersey, with both Real and Atletico still seeking their first wins in normal time in this competition. Los Blancos edged Arsenal via penalties after drawing 2-2 on Tuesday, when Atleti saw out a goalless draw against Guadalajara before winning 5-4 from the spot.
Aside from the fact they face a Madrid derby, this will be Real’s last ICC fixture and their penultimate pre-season game, giving Zinedine Zidane’s side all the more motivation to have a good showing.
Atletico manager Diego Simeone is unbeaten in pre-season after two games and is yet to see his side concede, a trend he’ll hope to maintain against tougher opposition.
Date: Friday, July 26
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET/12:30 a.m. BST (Sat., July 27)
Venue: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Live Stream: Premier Player (UK), ESPN+ (U.S.)
TV Info: Premier Sports 1 (UK), ESPN (U.S.), ESPN Deportes (U.S.)
Odds (via Oddschecker)
Real Madrid: Evens
Draw: 13-5
Atletico Madrid: 5-2
Predicted line-ups
Real Madrid: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Militao, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Modric; Rodrygo, Vinicius, Benzema
Atletico: Oblak, Trippier, Felipe, Savić, Lodi, Herrera, Thomas, Saúl, Correa, João Félix, Morata
