European teams continue their preseason on U.S. soil, and this time, two of the most important clubs in the world will face each other: Real Madrid and Milan.
The Merengues will play its first friendly match ahead of the 2024/25 season but will do so without its new star, Kylian Mbappé.
The Diavolo, on the other hand, is coming off a 3-2 win over Manchester City and will be looking to continue that positive trend in the United States.
Real Madrid vs. Milan Info
| When? | Wednesday, July 31 at 6:30 pm ET, 5:30 pm CST, 4:30 pm MT, 3:30 pm PT |
| Where? | Soldier Field |
| Where can I watch it? | ESPN |
Why Bet on Real Madrid?
The reigning Spanish and European champions take to the field. Real Madrid will play its first match of the preseason, and Carlo Ancelotti will begin to assemble a team that no longer has Toni Kross, who retired at the end of the European Championship.
They traveled to the United States without several of the starting players as Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Dani Carvajal, or Ferland Mendy, as the players who reached the semifinals of the European Championship or the Copa América, received a few extra days of vacation.
In that list, we also have to include Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman was the signing of the summer, but Madrid fans and soccer lovers will still have to wait a while to see him playing in the white uniform.
The one who did travel with the Spanish delegation is Endrick, the new star of Brazilian soccer who also arrived in Madrid this season and wants to fight for a place with Mbappé and his compatriots Vinicius and Rodrygo.
Why Bet on Milan?
The Rossoneri have already played in the United States and won. It was 3-2 last Saturday against Manchester City, which, although a friendly, serves as a thermometer for what is to come.
The goals were scored by two young players who returned from their loan spells and are looking to convince coach Paulo Fonseca to keep them: Lorenzo Colombo (2) and Marco Nasti.
One of the stars of the match was Nigerian Samuel Chukwueze, who was very active up front, assisting Colombo on both goals. There is no doubt that with Chukwueze on the right and Rafael Leao on the left, Milan will have a very good flank that will feed Alvaro Morata with a lot of balls.
However, we will also have to wait until the end of the tour in the United States to see him in action, as the Spaniard, as well as Theo Hernandez, Mike Maignan, and Tijjani Reijnders, are still on vacation.
Among the aspects to be improved by the Italian club is the defense since, in the match against Manchester City, it looked very weak and was easily penetrated, so Paulo Fonseca will have to tighten the screws.
Final Betting Analysis: Real Madrid vs. Milan
The last time they faced each other was in a friendly on July 23 last year, and Real Madrid won 3-2 with goals from Valverde (2) and Vinicius, while Milan, who started 0-2 up, scored with Fikayo Tomori and Luka Romero.
A great friendly game awaits us, even though there will be many important absences. It will be even, with many changes and youth players who will be looking for a place to stay this season, so we believe it will be a 2-2 draw.
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