Los Blancos will play four friendlies against the likes of Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus before beginning their 2023-24 La Liga season away to Athletic Bilbao on August 12.
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Real Madrid will kickoff their preparations for the 2023-24 season with a pre-season friendly against AC Milan at Rose Bowl in California on Sunday night. Rossoneri, meanwhile, have already begun their preseason, thrashing Italian lower division side Lumezzane 7-0 in the mid-week. Los Blancos had a decent season last time around, winning the Copa del Rey title, while finishing second in the La Liga standings and losing out to Manchester City in the last four stage of the Champions League. Milan, on the other hand, failed to defend their Serie A title, finishing fourth in the 2022-23 Italian top flight table.
The wait is over, matchday is here ⚽ #RealMadridMilan 🤩
🇺🇸 July 23, 7 p.m. (PT)
🇮🇹 July 24, 4 a.m.@TheSCTour#ACMTour #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/ODnF9UZ7vg— AC Milan (@acmilan) July 23, 2023
Real Madrid collected 78 points from their 38 Spanish top flight games, ten points adrift of champions Barcelona and lost 5-1 to Manchester City in the two-legged Championship League semi-final tie. Nevertheless, Carlo Ancelotti’s side claimed the Copa del Rey title courtesy of beating Osasuna 2-1 in the final on May 6 thanks to Rodrygo’s brace. Moreover, Los Blancos had also won the UEFA Super Cup and Club World Cup, so another three trophies were added to the already bloated trophy cabinet. Meanwhile, talismanic striker Karim Benzema has departed the club to join Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad this summer, while Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler, Fran Garcia and Joselu have arrived at Santiago Bernabeu, and Brahim Diaz has returned after loan spell in Milan. Los Vikingos will play four friendlies against the likes of Milan, Manchester United, Barcelona and Juventus before beginning their 2023-24 La Liga season away to Athletic Bilbao on August 12.
AC Milan, on the other hand, needed a late surge to seal a top four finish in the 2022-23 Serie standings, collecting a maximum of nine points from their final three league-games and thereby taking their points tally to 70 from 38 games, six points clear of fifth-placed Atlanta. On their return to action in the pre-season on July 19, Stefano Pioli’s men put seven goals past Italian fourth tier side Lumazzane thanks to braces from Tommaso Pobega and Lorenzo Colombo, while the likes Junior Messias, Luka Romero and Kevin Zeroli scored one goal each. Milan have boosted their squad with the arrivals of Christian Pulisic, Tijjani Rejinders, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Luka Romero and Marco Sportiello. Meanwhile, they will play Real Madrid, Juventus, Barcelona and Monza ahead of their first game of the new Serie A season away to Bologna on August 21.
Real Madrid probable starting lineup: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Garcia, Bellingham, Tchouameni, Kroos, Rodrygo, Joselu, Vinicius
AC Milan probable starting lineup: Maignan, Calabria, Gabbia, Tomori, Florenzi, Loftus-Cheek, Pobega, Leao, Krunic, Pulisic, Giroud
Real Madrid
| Opponents | Score |
| Athletic Bilbao | 1-1 (D) |
| Sevilla | 1-2 (W) |
| Rayo Vallecano | 2-1 (W) |
| Valencia | 1-0 (L) |
| Manchester City | 4-0 (L) |
AC Milan
| Opponents | Score |
| Lumezzane | 7-0 (W) |
| Verona | 3-1 (W) |
| Juventus | 0-1 (W) |
| Sampdoria | 5-1 (W) |
| Inter Milan | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Real Madrid draw AC Milan | 0-0 |
| Real Madrid beat AC Milan | 3-1 |
| Real Madrid beat AC Milan | 1-0 |
| AC Milan beat Real Madrid | 2-4 |
| Real Madrid beat AC Milan | 5-1 |
The pre-season friendly between Real Madrid and AC Milan will take place at Rose Bowl on Monday at 7:30 pm IST.
| Real Madrid vs AC Milan | Key Details |
| Date | July 23 (USA) |
| Venue | Rose Bowl |
| Kickoff time in USA | 10:00 pm (Sunday) |
| Kickoff time in Spain | 4:00 am (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 4:00 am (Monday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 7:30 am (Monday) |
Football fans in USA can catch the live action via ESPN network. Meanwhile, those Italy and Spain can watch the match on DAZN and Movistar + network respectively.
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