الثلاثاء، 16 يوليو 2013
The first Real Madrid game this season is going to be against an English side called AFC Bournemouth, precisely a team who has just got promoted to the Championship (the second tier league in England). The game will take place on July 21, roughly one week after the Merengues have kicked off their pre-season training program. Unlike last year, Cristiano Ronaldo will now have the chance to be with the team right from the start, since the Portuguese National Team didn't get involved in any competition during this summer break.
Three days after that first game against Bournemouth, Real Madrid will face Olympique Lyon in French soil. Rémi Garde's side finished 3rd last season and are definitely going to be the first tough challenge for the Merengues during this pre-season. The French champions and Ancelotti's former team PSG, are the next opponent on the list, on July 27. The game will be held in neutral ground, in Gothenburg and will be the last match before the Merengues fly out on a tour to America.
Real Madrid will leave on a tour to the United States in the beginning of August, with a pack of 4 games scheduled for the first 10 days of the month. They'll debut in Phoenix on August 1, against David Beckham's former team, the LA Galaxy. A couple days later, on August 3, Real Madrid is set to face either Juventus or Everton (in Los Angeles), depending on how the tournament unfolds until that point. On August 6 or 7, the Merengues will play again (in Miami), but their opponent's name is still unknown by now, since it will also depend on how the other teams competing will perform in this International Champions Cup. The US tour will be closed with a game against Inter Milan in Saint Louis, on August 10, just one week before the official season kicks off in Spain.
There's still an 8th friendly match agended for the upcoming season (the Santiago Bernabéu trophy game), but it will only take place deep in August. Real Madrid will play against Raúl Gonzalez current club, Al-Sadd, and the game will is scheduled for August 22.
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