Juventus have a score to settle with Real Madrid when they meet in the International Champions Cup in Maryland this weekend. The Whites have got the better of the Old Lady in the Champions League for the last two seasons, including when prevailing in the 2017 final.
Manchester United have not had the happiest of trips to the US and may struggle to compete against Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup. As well as being without a host of World Cup stars, the Red Devils have been rocked by injuries and other departures to leave Jose Mourinho in a difficult situation.
Tottenham got off to a flying start in the International Champions Cup when thrashing Roma and are value to pick up another positive result against Barcelona in Pasadena. Both teams have travelled to the USA without a whole host of star performers, but Spurs may benefit from having already had a run-out prior to this Rose Bowl showdown.
Chelsea will continue to ease in Maurizio Sarri with an International Champions Cup clash against Inter Milan in Nice and can give their new boss another boost. The Blues beat Perth Glory 1-0 in Sarri’s first game in charge and are fancied to build on that by coming out on top again at Allianz Riviera.
New Arsenal boss Unai Emery will face his former club PSG in the International Champions Cup and we’re hoping for an honourable stalemate in Singapore. These teams drew both matches when meeting in the Champions League group stage a couple of seasons ago, so more of the same here would suit us nicely.
Arsenal look well placed to avenge last season’s Europa League loss to Atletico Madrid when they meet in the International Champions Cup in Singapore. Unai Emery will be keen to make an instant impression with the Gunners, while Diego Simeone must do without key players not back from World Cup duty.
Roma shaded a thrilling encounter with Tottenham in last year’s International Champions Cup and get the nod to come out on top again in San Diego. The Italians have taken a strong squad to America, whereas Spurs rest nine players who featured in the World Cup semi-finals.
Bayern Munich warmed up for their trip to the USA by beating PSG 3-1 in Klagenfurt on Saturday and can build on that with a win over Juventus in Philadelphia. The Old Lady will not yet be able to call on major new recruit Cristiano Ronaldo as they also begin life without Gianluigi Buffon.
Kick Off: 1930, 01/08/2017 Stadium: Allianz Arena TV: LFCTV Liverpool have put together a good run of results in pre-season friendlies and are fancied to provide Audi Cup hosts Bayern Munich with a tough test on Tuesday night. The Reds are unbeaten in five straight warm-up matches ahead of the … Read more
Kick Off: 1235, 29/07/2017 Stadium: National Stadium TV: ChelseaTV Alvaro Morata is in line to start for Chelsea when they complete their International Champions Cup campaign against Inter Milan in Singapore on Saturday. Antonio Conte has expressed a desire give the former Real Madrid striker a decent run-out at the … Read more
Kick Off: 1620, 29/07/2017 Stadium: Emirates Stadium TV: Quest TV Arsenal will seek to win the Emirates Cup for the fifth time in nine renewals this weekend and look worthy favourites to start out by beating Benfica on Saturday, before then facing Sevilla on Sunday. The Gunners are well on … Read more
Kick Off: 0400, 27/07/2017 Stadium: Memorial Coliseum TV: Premier Sports Big-spending Manchester City are tipped to secure a further boost to their pre-season morale by beating Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup in the early hours of Thursday morning. Pep Guardiola has splashed more than £200million in cash to … Read more
Kick Off: 0100, 26/07/2017 Stadium: Red Bull Arena Tottenham will bid for a second straight International Champions Cup win when taking on Roma in New Jersey in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Spurs started out in this competition with an eventful 4-2 defeat of PSG whereas Roma drew 1-1 … Read more
Kick Off: 1235, 25/07/2017 Stadium: Singapore National Stadium Chelsea travel to Singapore for an International Champions Cup clash with Bayern Munich on Tuesday and appear in better shape than the German giants as pre-season preparations continue. The Blues will be keen to build on their 3-0 defeat of Arsenal while … Read more