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August 2, 2012 10:30 PM EDT
The Home Depot Center — Carson, California
 

Club Friendly Preview: LA Galaxy - Real Madrid

Real Madrid kicks off its part in the World Football Challenge with a preseason friendly against the LA Galaxy, who feature former Madrid midfielder David Beckham.

By Zac Lee Rigg

More On :  Los Angeles Galaxy, Real Madrid, Los Angeles Galaxy vs Real Madrid
  PROBABLE LINEUPS
LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Saunders; Franklin, DeLaGarza, Junior Lopes, Gaul; Jimenez, Juninho, Beckham, Magee; Keane, Donovan.

INJURY REPORT

OUT: FW Edson Buddle (R knee surgery); DF Leonardo (R knee inflammation)

QUESTIONABLE: DF Andrew Boyens (L sports hernia surgery); DF Todd Dunivant (R calf hematoma); DF Omar Gonzalez (L knee surgery); MF Dan Keat (R knee surgery); MF Kyle Nakazawa (back spasms)
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Casillas; Arbeloa, Pepe, Ramos, Coentrao; Alonso, Khedira; Di Maria, Ozil, Ronaldo; Benzema.

ROSTER

GOALKEEPERS: Iker Casillas, Antonio Adán, Jesus Fernandez Collado

DEFENDERS: Raul Albiol, Alvaro Arbeola, Fabio Coentrão, Jose Nacho Fernández, Pepe, Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane

MIDFIELDERS: Xabi Alonso, Jose Maria Callejon, Angel Di Maria, Lass Diarra, Alex Fernandez, Esteban Granero, Kaka, Sami Khedira, Mesut Özil, Jese Rodriguez, Nuri Sahin

FORWARDS: Karim Benzema, Gonzalo Higuain, Alvaro Morata, Cristiano Ronaldo
  DID YOU KNOW?
  • The Home Depot Center will expand its capacity to 30,000 for this blockbuster friendly. A sellout is expected.
  • Bruce Arena said he would play two separate teams and limit his players to 45 minutes each with a key Western Conference matchup against Seattle Sounders FC looming on Sunday.
  • David Beckham, freshly reunited with his Galaxy teammates after taking part in the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony, played four years in the Spanish capital, winning one La Liga title.
  • Jose Mourinho's side is the reigning La Liga champion. Four members of the traveling roster are also reigning World Cup and Euro victors with Spain.
  • Rumors continue to link Kaka (AC Milan) and Nuri Sahin (Arsenal) away from Madrid. Sahin could depart to make way for the arrival of Luka Modric (Tottenham).
  • After this match, Los Blancos will play preseason friendlies in the U.S. against Santos Laguna (Aug. 5, Las Vegas), Milan (Aug. 8, New York) and Celtic (Aug. 11, Philadelphia).

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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
  • Los Angeles Galaxy 1-3 Real Madrid
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  • Los Angeles Galaxy 1-4 Real Madrid
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  • Los Angeles Galaxy 0-5 Real Madrid
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Odds
Team News
Available Squads
12Josh SaundersGoalkeeper
20A.J. DeLaGarzaDefender
4Omar GonzalezDefender
-David LopesDefender
35Bryan GaulDefender
28Sean FranklinDefender
19JuninhoMidfielder
23David BeckhamMidfielder
70Marcelo Sarvas Striker
10Landon DonovanStriker
10Robbie KeaneStriker
24Brian PerkGoalkeeper
-Rafa GarcíaMidfielder
21Tommy MeyerDefender
27Andrew BoyensDefender
-Bryan JordanStriker
16Hector JimenezMidfielder
11Pat NoonanMidfielder
-Kenneth WalkerStriker
26Michael StephensMidfielder
33Jose VillarrealStriker
18Mike MageeMidfielder
32Jack McBeanStriker
1Iker CasillasGoalkeeper
-NachoDefender
18Raúl Albiol TortajadaDefender
19Raphaël VaraneDefender
15Fabio CoentraoDefender
14Xabi AlonsoMidfielder
85Lassana DiarraMidfielder
8KakáMidfielder
22Ángel Di MaríaMidfielder
21CallejónStriker
20Gonzalo HiguaínStriker
13AdánGoalkeeper
4Sergio RamosDefender
3PepeDefender
17ArbeloaDefender
8Nuri SahinMidfielder
10Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
-José Andrés Rodríguez GaitánMidfielder
14Esteban GraneroMidfielder
6Sami KhediraMidfielder
9Karim BenzemaStriker
7Cristiano RonaldoStriker
26MorataStriker
-AlexMidfielder
Probable Lineups
Josh Saunders 12
A.J. DeLaGarza 20
Omar Gonzalez 4
David Lopes 0
Bryan Gaul 35
Sean Franklin 28
Juninho 19
David Beckham 23
Marcelo Sarvas 70
Landon Donovan 10
Robbie Keane 10
Iker Casillas 1
Nacho 0
Raúl Albiol Tortajada 18
Raphaël Varane 19
Fabio Coentrao 15
Xabi Alonso 14
Lassana Diarra 85
Kaká 8
Ángel Di María 22
Callejón 21
Gonzalo Higuaín 20
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