European and Spanish champions Real Madrid will continue their preseason preparations ahead of the new campaign with a test against Mexican giants Club America at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Tuesday night.
Los Merengues, who are coming off a narrow 1-0 loss to Clasico rivals Barcelona and failed to register a single shot on goal, will get their talismanic forward back for this one. Captain and top scorer Karim Benzema is expected to feature in his preseason debut.
Club America are considered the “Real Madrid of Mexico” based on their domestic and international success, but they are going through a rough spell of the season with a series of international club friendlies mixed in with Liga MX regular-season action. America lost to both Chelsea and Manchester City by a 2-1 scoreline, and they also dropped a result to lowly Club Tijuana over the weekend.
Sporting News is following the match live and providing live score updates and commentary.
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Real Madrid vs. Club America live score
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Real Madrid vs. Club America live updates, highlights from preseason
15 mins from kickoff: It’s already electric at Oracle Park. And it’s only warmups.
Ya calienta el Madrid en el Oracle Park en los minutos previos a su segundo partido de pretemporada
📹 @MarioCortegana pic.twitter.com/ih7WHWq7PB
— MARCA (@marca) July 27, 2022
35 mins from kickoff: Here’s the live pregame show from Real Madrid with a look inside the stadium. It looks packed already.
🎥💪 LIVE: Watch our warm-up ahead of @ClubAmerica_EN! #RMInTheUSA https://t.co/2V24YvJQ9H
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 27, 2022
100 mins from kickoff: Real Madrid starting lineup is out:
📋✅ Our starting XI 🆚 @ClubAmerica_EN!#RMInTheUSA pic.twitter.com/aSnnhay4pP
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 27, 2022
120 mins from kickoff: Karim Benzema confirmed himself that he’ll be on the field for the Champions League winners.
See you tom… ⚔️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/66RBchjG7y
— Karim Benzema (@Benzema) July 25, 2022
Real Madrid vs Club America lineups
Karim Benzema starts, and he’ll be joined by Marco Asensio and Vinicius Jr. in the attack. Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin fills in for Thibaut Courtois in goal, while Ferland Mendy gets the start at left back, as Antonio Rudiger returns to his left center back position after filling in last match.
Real Madrid starting lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 13-Andriy Lunin (GK) — 17-Lucas Vazquez, 6-Nacho, 22-Antonio Rudiger, 23-Ferland Mendy — 10-Luka Modric, 14-Casemiro, 8-Toni Kroos — 11-Marco Asensio, 9-Karim Benzema, 20-Vinicius Jr.
Real Madrid subs (17): 1-Thibaut Courtois (GK), 26-Luis Lopez (GK), 30-Lucas Canizares (GK), 27-Vinicius Tobias, 3-Eder Militao, 5-Jesus Vallejo, 4-David Alaba, 16-Alvaro Odriozola, 25-Eduardo Camavinga, 18-Aurelien Tchouameni, 19-Dani Ceballos, 15-Federico Valverde, 24-Mariano Diaz, 21-Rodrygo, 7-Eden Hazard, 29-Juanmi Latasa, 12-Borja Mayoral
Reports from Mexico say that defender Luis Fuentes will be sitting out after taking a blow to the head against Club Tijuana. Under-fire manager Fernando “Tano” Ortiz also indicated that star forward Jonathan “Cabecita” Rodriguez should see minutes. The club’s Spanish midfielder Alvaro Fidalgo is a product of Real Madrid’s youth ranks, but starts on the bench.
Club America starting lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): 13-Guillermo Ochoa — 3-Jorge Sanchez, 23-Emilio Lara, 4-Sebastian Caceres, 206-Mauricio Reyes — 6-Jonathan Dos Santos, 5-Pedro Aquino — 17-Alejandro Zendejas, 24-Federico Vinas, 19-Miguel Layun — 21-Henry Martin
Club America subs (11): 27-Oscar Jimenez (GK), 35-Fernando Tapia (GK), 14-Nestor Araujo, 18-Bruno Valdez, 2-Luis Fuentes, 201-Sebastian Martinez, 20-Richard Sanchez, 11-Jonathan “Cabecita” Rodriguez, 8-Alvaro Fidalgo, 10-Diego Valdes, 187-Karel Campos, 25-Jurgen Damm, 202-Iker Moreno, 200-Roman Martinez
MORE: Rundown of summer club friendlies in the USA
Real Madrid vs. Club America TV channel, live stream
| U.K. | USA | Canada | Australia | |
| Date | Wed., July 27 | Tue., July 26 | Tue., July 26 | Wed., July 27 |
| Time | 03:30 BST | 22:30 ET | 22:30 ET | 12:30 AEST |
| TV channel | Premier Sports 1 | FS2, Univision, TUDN, Fox Deportes |
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| Streaming | Premier Player HD | fuboTV, Fox Sports Go | DAZN | Paramount+ |
U.K.: Tuesday’s match between Real Madrid and Club America from Oracle Park in San Francisco will be televised in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports 1 and is available to stream on Premier Player HD.
USA: In the United States, the friendly match will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2, which can be streamed on fuboTV. The match will also be streamed by Fox Sports on its streaming platform Fox Sports Go.
Canada: Real Madrid vs. America will be streamed by DAZN in Canada.
Australia: Paramount+ will carry the match for fans in Australia.
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