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
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Saunders; Franklin, DeLaGarza, Junior Lopes, Gaul; Jimenez, Juninho, Beckham, Magee; Keane, Donovan. |
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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. |
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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).
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Los Angeles Galaxy 1-3 Real Madrid
- 13.3 %
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Los Angeles Galaxy 1-4 Real Madrid
- 8.58 %
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Los Angeles Galaxy 0-5 Real Madrid
- 7.88 %
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Aug 2, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - Real Madrid 5 | |
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Jul 16, 2011 | Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - Real Madrid 4 | |
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Aug 7, 2010 | Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - Real Madrid 3 |
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| Jun 8, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 3 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1 | MLS |
| Jun 2, 2013 | New England Revolution 5 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 26, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 4 - Seattle Sounders FC 0 | MLS |
| May 19, 2013 | New York Red Bulls 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 0 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 1 - Los Angeles Galaxy 4 | MLS |
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| Jun 1, 2013 | Real Madrid 4 - Osasuna 2 | LIGA |
| May 26, 2013 | Real Sociedad 3 - Real Madrid 3 | LIGA |
| May 17, 2013 | Real Madrid 1 - Atletico Madrid 2 | ESPC |
| May 11, 2013 | Espanyol 1 - Real Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| May 8, 2013 | Real Madrid 6 - Malaga 2 | LIGA |
| 12 | Josh Saunders | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza | Defender |
| 4 | Omar Gonzalez | Defender |
| - | David Lopes | Defender |
| 35 | Bryan Gaul | Defender |
| 28 | Sean Franklin | Defender |
| 19 | Juninho | Midfielder |
| 23 | David Beckham | Midfielder |
| 70 | Marcelo Sarvas | Striker |
| 10 | Landon Donovan | Striker |
| 10 | Robbie Keane | Striker |
| 24 | Brian Perk | Goalkeeper |
| - | Rafa García | Midfielder |
| 21 | Tommy Meyer | Defender |
| 27 | Andrew Boyens | Defender |
| - | Bryan Jordan | Striker |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez | Midfielder |
| 11 | Pat Noonan | Midfielder |
| - | Kenneth Walker | Striker |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | Midfielder |
| 33 | Jose Villarreal | Striker |
| 18 | Mike Magee | Midfielder |
| 32 | Jack McBean | Striker |
| 1 | Iker Casillas | Goalkeeper |
| - | Nacho | Defender |
| 18 | Raúl Albiol Tortajada | Defender |
| 19 | Raphaël Varane | Defender |
| 15 | Fabio Coentrao | Defender |
| 14 | Xabi Alonso | Midfielder |
| 85 | Lassana Diarra | Midfielder |
| 8 | Kaká | Midfielder |
| 22 | Ángel Di María | Midfielder |
| 21 | Callejón | Striker |
| 20 | Gonzalo Higuaín | Striker |
| 13 | Adán | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Sergio Ramos | Defender |
| 3 | Pepe | Defender |
| 17 | Arbeloa | Defender |
| 8 | Nuri Sahin | Midfielder |
| 10 | Mesut Özil | Midfielder |
| - | José Andrés Rodríguez Gaitán | Midfielder |
| 14 | Esteban Granero | Midfielder |
| 6 | Sami Khedira | Midfielder |
| 9 | Karim Benzema | Striker |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Striker |
| 26 | Morata | Striker |
| - | Alex | Midfielder |
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