Source: TheGuardian
Real Madrid v Arsenal: International Champions Cup – live!
European powers meet in pre-season friendly at FedExFieldReal Madrid down to 10 men after Nacho shown red early onFootball transfer rumors: Eriksen to replace Pogba at Man Utd?Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 12.53am BST 45 min: A couple of near chances for Real over the last few minutes, then Kroos sends a gorgeous ball into the far post for a waiting Benzema, but his header hits the woodwork and veers out past the end line. 12.50am BST Well, well, well! Sokratis pulls down Modric in fairly innocuous fashion, but a clamor from the Real Madrid gaggle ends with the Greek defender being shown a second yellow in three minutes and were back at even strength! Referee....it's just a friendly.... pic.twitter.com/oS2yYdWlHB 12.46am BST 37 min: Sokratis is shown yellow after getting dispossessed in a moment of carelessness, then putting his arm across his pickpocket and pulling him down. 12.40am BST 33 min: Real Madrid win a free kick from distance and Modric takes it. His offering targets Sergio Ramos in the center of the area and a spat of chaos with a couple of pinball deflections nearly results in a chance for the Spanish international, but it’s cleared and Arsenal are on the move once more. 12.37am BST 30 min: A half hour down and Arsenal remain on the front foot, turning the screw on their undermanned opponents. 12.36am BST 26 min: Arsenal’s high press, heaps of trouble for Real Madrid in nine minutes at full strength, continues to trouble their opponents when down to 10 men. They look so sharp going forward, seemingly generating a chance or at worst a whisper of one with every foray into the final third. 12.33am BST Moments after the Spanish side’s chance it’s Aubameyang who comes in from behind and hits a low shot that caroms helplessly off the boot of Sergio Ramos into the roof of the net. A wonderful goal by the Gunners who have doubled their pleasure against 10-men Real Madrid. 12.31am BST 22 min: Mendy beats two men in the area and rips a shot toward the near post that’s easily corralled by Martinez. 12.27am BST 18 min: Real Madrid win a corner which results after a botched clearance with Hazard shot from a tight angle that’s easily saved. Moments later quick-countering Arsenal generate another chance through Mkhitaryan after yet another mistake from the Spaniards at the back. 12.24am BST 16 min: Jovic’s debut is a brief one as he exits in place of Varane. 12.23am BST 13 min: Arsenal press the issue as Kolasianc cuts it back for Mkhitaryan, whose shot finds the woodwork. Real Madrid continue to look ragged in the back and we may be seeing an early switch from Zidane early on. 12.20am BST Lacazette stands over the penalty amid this wild start and his attempt hits the inside of the right post before caroming in off the left. Arsenal are ahead early. Strange days. 12.19am BST Another terrible mistake from Real Madrid on the right side leads to a golden chance for Ozil and a Nacho handball off a Lacazette shot in the area leads to a red card in the first 10 minutes. 12.15am BST 7 min: Another careless giveaway by Dani Carvajal in their final third and Willock gets a shot on target but Navas is there to make the save. 12.15am BST 6 min: Arsenal win a foul from a dangerous area after a poor giveaway by Nacho and Ozil takes the free kick. His attempt is direct on goal and demands a save from Keylor Navas. Nacho is shown a yellow for his hard foul on Kolasinac. 12.11am BST 3 min: Another dangerous moment for Real as Jovic finds space but a well timed tackled by Sokratis breaks up the chance. 12.10am BST 2 min: First chance of the night as Karim Benzema comes inside and rips a shot off his left foot that’s well saved by Emiliano Martinez. 12.09am BST 1 min: And we’re off! Arsenal attacking from left to right in their traditional home kits, Real Madrid from right to left in their all-blue away strips. 12.07am BST The players are coming out of the tunnel one team at a time. First it’s Arsenal led by the four officials then come Real Madrid, both flanked by pyrotechnics and smoke machines. Not a full house at the 82,000-seat FedExField, the largest venue on the NFL circuit until recently, with nearly all of the upper bowl empty along with most of the middle. Captians Ozil and Sergio Ramos meet at the halfway line for the toss and we should be under way momentarily. 11.41pm BST Hello and welcome to FedExField for tonight’s exo between Real Madrid and Arsenal. Two of European soccer’s most storied powers are spitting distance from America’s capital at the 82,000-seat home of Washington’s NFL team for a big-ticket pre-season friendly that represents their first meeting in any setting since a 2008 date in the Emirates Cup which the Gunners won 1-0.Arsenal enter with three wins in three in their pre-season tour of the United States, fresh off Saturday’s 3-0 win over Fiorentina in Charlotte, while Real Madrid have dropped three straight dating back to last season: Saturday’s pre-season opener in Houston (3-1 to Bayern Munich) and a pair of May fixtures to close their La Liga slate (3-1 at Real Sociedad and 2-0 to Real Betis). 10.47pm BST Bryan will be here shortly. In the meantime here’s the latest from the Real Madrid camp ahead of tonight’s friendly outside America’s capital. Related: Zinedine Zidane hits back over Gareth Bale, Dani Ceballos set for Arsenal loan Continue reading......read full article
