Real Madrid and Chelsea played a friendly match in the United States. This friendly match is the final game for the Spanish Royal squad before to the commencement of the 2024/2025 season.

After two defeats against AC Milan and Barca, Real Madrid really wanted a win to kickstart the new season. Therefore, coach Ancelotti fielded a relatively high-quality squad against Chelsea.

Vinicius, Rodrygo and Brahim Diaz help Real Madrid’s attack play very flexibly. After 19 minutes of play, Lucas Vázquez scored the opening goal after an assist from Brahim Diaz.

Brahim Diaz was voted Man of the Match (Photo: Reuters).

Exactly 8 minutes after scoring the assist, Brahim Díaz got his name on the scoreboard to help Real Madrid take a 2-0 lead. The person who assisted Brahim Díaz to score was Vinicius with a very smart through ball.

After conceding 2 goals, Chelsea tried to push up their formation to find an equalizer. The tireless efforts of the English representative helped them reduce the score to 1-2 thanks to Madueke in the 39th minute.

Real Madrid had the only win in the 2024 summer friendly series (Photo: Reuters).

In the second half, Real Madrid and Chelsea played quite openly. The coaches of both teams also made experimental substitutions. There were scoring opportunities created, but the players of both teams failed to take advantage of them.

In the end, Real Madrid won 2-1 against Chelsea. With this victory, Real Madrid has a stable start to prepare for the European Super Cup match with Atalanta a week later.