Two clubs looking to return to form will do battle today in a friendly between AS Roma and Real Madrid. The International Champions Cup match scheduled for 5 a.m. ET will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on ESPN Deportes.
What They're Saying
Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez (via Mirror): "To say that [Cristiano Ronaldo] is one of the best in the world I believe is sufficient. It is like asking my daughter if she prefers my wife or me. The father or the mother. It's not easy. Ronaldo, [Gareth] Bale, all of them, they are so good. For me, it's not a problem. James [Rodriguez], Isco, [Karim] Benzema, Ronaldo or Bale, we have an option with all of them."
AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia (via beIN Sports): "The group is fine, the team is fine. The group gets along very well both on and off the pitch. This is a group made of people, of players, who know each other very well from the previous years, and they know when it's time to work hard and when it's time to have fun."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: The Spanish press is reporting Bale will be given the keys to the club's No. 10 role this preseason. In 31 league appearances last season, the 26-year-old finished with 13 goals and nine assists.
AS Roma's Projected Lineup (4-1-4-1): Lobont; Cholevas, Mbiwa, Manolas, Florenzi; Keita; Nainggolan, Pjanic, Gervinho, Ljajic; Totti
Real Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Navas; Marcelo, Ramos, Varane, Danilo; Kroos, Modric; CR7, Bale, Isco; Benzema
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (via WhoScored).
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