In the match held in Charlotte, the Royal Guard took the lead against the English team in the 19th minute, after receiving a great ball from Vinícius, Brahim Díaz set the ball up for Lucas Vázquez, and the Spanish winger’s shot hit a defender and went into the goal. Eight minutes later, Vinícius again gave a brilliant start to Brahim, who dragged the ball past Jörgensen, who was rushing out of the goal, and then rolled it into the net from a sharp angle. Six minutes before the break, Enzo Fernández curled the ball into the box, from where Noni Madueke nodded into the right side of the goal, setting the final score at 1-2.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore, Milan took a two-goal lead in five minutes against the on-paper favorites Barcelona, first Luka Jovics converted Christian Pulisic’s cross, then the American player playing in front of the home crowd scored a spectacular goal from an acute angle. Seven minutes after the second goal in Milan, Robert Lewandowski also flashed, the Polish striker scored from 16 meters into the bottom left corner. Before the break, Lewandowski handed out an assist to Pau Víctor with oxy, but the goal was not awarded due to offside. In the second half, the division was reversed, this time Víctor kicked a (valid) goal with the Pole. Regular time did not bring any more goals, so the penalty shoot-out came. In the first series, both sides made two mistakes, while in the sixth, Milan’s Zeroli scored a penalty, while Mikayil Faye missed – the Italian team could celebrate.
PREPARATION MATCHES, UNITED STATES
Chelsea–Real Madrid 1–2 (Madueke 39., ill. Vázquez 19., B. Díaz 27.)
Barcelona–Milan 2–2 (Lewandowski 22nd, 58th, or Jovics 10th, Pulisic 15th) – 3-4 with penalties
