Real Madrid vs Arsenal: Los Blancos to end Gunners unbeaten run in ICC tourney
- Real Madrid vs Arsenal clash will see the two European giants battle in the International Champions Cup
- Both sides had met just two times in the Champions league and it was the Gunners who came out tops after both legs of the game
- Coach Zindane wll hope to bounce back from their 3-1 defeat to Bayern Munich earlier this week against the London club
Real Madrid will hope to get their quest for winning the 2019 International Champions Cup back on track when they battle Premier League side Arsenal at the FedEx Field in Maryland.
This will be Los Blancos second preseason game after suffering a shocking 3-1 defeat to German League side Bayern Munich on Sunday, July 21.
Though, there's a prize at stake at the end of the competition, both teams will however use the match to assess their teams more than winning the silverware.
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Coach Zinedine Zidane signed five major players this summer in a bid to ensure the loop holes in his squad is taken care of before the start of a new season.
Former Chelsea winger Eden Hazard, who featured for 50 minutes in their defeat to Bayern will be hoping to get another start against Arsenal.
While, some of the new players might also get a nod from the Frenchman to start in their second game in the United States.
Arsenal on the other hand have been impressive in all their preseason games so far, despite their failure to land major signing at the moment.
The Gunners thrashed Colorado 3-0 in an international friendly game earlier this month.
They however beat Bayern Munich 2-1 in their first International Champions Cup game, and then proceeded to defeated Fiorentina 3-0 last weekend.
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Meanwhile, both teams are not too familiar with each other as they have only met twice in the European Champions League and the north Londoners prevailed after the two round of 16 legs.
Also, coach Unai Emery will be hoping to ensure they maintain their dominance over La Liga side at the end of the meeting in the early hours of Wednesday.
Match: Real Madrid - Arsenal
Date: July 23, 2019
Time: 00:00 Nigerian time
Venue: FedEx Field, Landover , USA
Legit.ng earlier reported that Bayern Munich handed Real Madrid their first defeat in pre-season following a 3-1 win in the International Champions Cup.
A goal each fron Corentin Tolisso, Robert Lewandowski and Serge Gnarby, while Rodrygo Goes 84th minute strike was a mere consolation for Los Blancos.
Meanwhile, the defeat was Eden Hazard's first game for the Galacticos since making a £100 million move from Premier League side, Chelsea this summer.
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