Real Madrid vs Barcelona: the classic for the Soccer Champions Tour 2024
MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will be dressed up for the occasion today, Saturday, August 3, to welcome two of the biggest teams in the world: Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Despite being an international friendly match as part of the Soccer Champions Tour 2024, the passion and historic rivalry between the two teams promises a top-level football spectacle.
Both teams, aware of the importance of arriving in top form at the start of LaLiga, will use this match to fine-tune strategies, test players and continue strengthening the pace of play. Although the result will not have repercussions on the standings, for fans it will be a unique opportunity to enjoy the talent of stars on American soil.
The stadium is expected to be packed, with thousands of fans of both teams creating a vibrant and festive atmosphere. This Spanish derby on American soil will undoubtedly be one of the highlights of the weekend.
The ‘white’ team, as it usually does at this time of year, traveled to the North American country to do its training, thinking of recharging its legs for what will be a season full of matches and which will begin with the fight for the European Super Cup against Atalante of Italy on Wednesday the 14th of this month. In fact, coach Carlo Ancelotti will not have all his players because several were on vacation after the Copa America and Euro Cup. For this reason, he will put a mixed eleven with some youth players.
In their first match against each other, the ‘white team’ beat Albacete 3-0. However, in the test against AC Milan of Italy, they fell by the minimum difference (goal by Samuel Chukwueze).
Of the signings they made, only Kylian Mbappé will not be present. On the other hand, Endrick, who played against the ‘rossoneri’, will continue to be in the game. It is worth mentioning that the attraction of the last matches has been the Turkish Arda Guler, who at 19 years old already dazzled last season and aims to be a more essential element in the coming season.
Goal and summary of the ‘Whites’ defeat against the ‘Rossoneri’ in a friendly. (Video: DIRECTV Soccer Champions Tour)
On the other hand, FC Barcelona is leading a new project with the help of German Hansi Flick. This has led to several players being evaluated and taking advantage of these friendlies to show themselves and convince the coach.
In the first match of the Soccer Champions Tour, the ‘blaugranas’ beat Manchester City of England in a penalty shootout by 4-1, after the match ended 2-2 in regulation time. Robert Lewandowski is one of the most experienced in a group full of players from La Masia, waiting for the internationals to join.
Robert Lewandowski is FC Barcelona’s goal man. – credits: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports
Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced each other 257 times throughout their history, between La Liga, European competitions and friendlies. But if we look at the last 10 clashes between the two teams, we can see that there is a tie with five wins for each.
The most recent result occurred on April 21 of this year, in the context of matchday 32 of the domestic championship. The Santiago Bernabéu stadium witnessed a 3-2 victory for the ‘merengues’ with goals from Vinicius Jr. (18′), Lucas Vázquez (73′) and Jude Bellingham (91′). Meanwhile, Andreas Christensen (6′) and Fermín López (69′) scored for the ‘azulgranas’.
Goals and highlights from the ‘blancos’ triumph in the domestic tournament. (Video: Real Madrid CF)
Real Madrid: Thibaut Courtois; Lucas Vazquez, Jesus Vallejo, Antonio Rudiger, Fran Garcia; Mario Martin, Luka Modric, Dani Ceballos; Arda Guler, Brahim Diaz and Endrick. Coach: Carlo Ancelotti
Barcelona: Iñaki Peña; Héctor Fort, Clement Lenglet, Sergi Domínguez, Gerard Martín; Marc Bernal, Marc Casadó, Julián Araujo, Quim Junyent, Pablo Torre; Robert Lewandowski. DT: Hansi Flick
The Real Madrid vs Barcelona match will be played on the Soccer Champions Tour and will be broadcast on ESPN in Peru and the rest of the South American countries, as well as Mexico, as well as on Disney+ on its streaming platform. Likewise, in the United States it will be seen on ESPN Deportes, while in Spain it will be broadcast on Movistar+ and TV3.
The Spanish classic between Real Madrid and Barcelona will take place on Saturday, August 3 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, United States at 18:00 hours in Peru, the same time zone as Ecuador and Colombia. In Chile, Venezuela, Paraguay, Bolivia and the United States (Miami) it will take place an hour later. On the other hand, in Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil it will start at 20:00 hours. In Mexico it will take place at 17:00 hours, while in Spain the kick-off will be at 01:00 hours (on Sunday, August 4).
