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Goodnight!
A good run-out for both sides who gave minutes to a mix of both youth and first-team talent. Arsenal dominated the first-half after Nacho's early sending off, but Real Madrid turned on the style in the second period after Sokratis was dismissed and the numbers evened up. Gareth Bale will steal the headlines despite having his poor penalty saved in the shootout, after an exceptional 45 minutes.
Arsenal's ICC campaign is over for another year as they finish on seven points with a good shot at winning the whole thing. Real have two points and face Madrid rivals Atletico in their final fixture of the campaign on Saturday.
Thank you for joining my live coverage of tonight's game from FedEx Field - and goodnight!
ARSENAL MISS, REAL MADRID WIN!
3-2 REAL MADRID!
ARSENAL MISS!
REAL MADRID 2-2!
2-1 ARSENAL!
REAL MADRID 1-1!
ARSENAL MISS!
REAL MADRID MISS!
1-0 ARSENAL!
FULL-TIME
Arsenal substitution
Added time
Attendance
Two HUGE chances for Arsenal
Real Madrid penalty appeal and chance
HUGE Arsenal chance
Arsenal substitutions
ON: Nketiah, Saka, Burton.
OFF: Lacazette, Ozil, Aubameyang.
Arsenal corner and chance
Real Madrid corner
Real Madrid substitutions
ON: De La Fuente, Fidalgo, Seoane, Vinicius Jr.
OFF: Ramos, Kroos, Modric, Asensio.
Asensio injured
Real Madrid dominating
GOAL! REAL MADRID 2-2!
REAL MADRID 1-2!
OFF THE POST!
Real Madrid corner
Substitutions. Lots of them.
Real Madrid:
ON: Courtois, Bale, Marcelo, Odriozola, Asensio, Isco.
OFF: Navas, Hazard, Mendy, Carvajal, Benzema, Vazquez.
Arsenal:
ON: Monreal.
OFF: Willock.
Arsenal dominant
Bale is coming on
Bale coming on at half time - if referee doesn't send him off first
— John Cross (@johncrossmirror) July 23, 2019
HALF-TIME
RED CARD ARSENAL!
Jenkinson looking lively
Real Madrid lacklustre
Correction
*Correction: When you've both just banged your first goals of pre-season 😉@LacazetteAlex 🤝 @Aubameyang7 #ArsenalinUSA 🇺🇸 https://t.co/EeJ9kazFg6
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
Real Madrid chance
Real Madrid booking
2-0 ARSENAL!
🤝
🤝 When you've just banged your first goal of pre-season 🤝#ArsenalinUSA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Cymy6yvN8q
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
Real Madrid corner
Real Madrid substitution
Arsenal chance
Corner
1-0 ARSENAL!
ARSENAL PENALTY AND RED CARD!
Arsenal chance
Mistake from Real Madrid
Late change
It's GO time! 👊
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
🔁 We've made a late change to our line-up too - with Jenkinson in for Maitland-Niles
🇪🇸 0-0 🏴 #ArsenalinUSA 🇺🇸
Here we go!
Will Eden Hazard continue to haunt Arsenal?
⚽️💥 BOOM! @hazardeden10 on target pre-match! #RealMadridIsHere pic.twitter.com/67pFCUSuyG
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 23, 2019
30 minutes to go
Hazard and Jovic start for Madrid as Zidane lists a strong eleven.
Arsenal line-up
🚨 Here it is - our team to take on @realmadrid 🚨#ArsenalinUSA 🇺🇸
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
Real Madrid line-up
📝 Your @RealMadrid XI to face @Arsenal at FedExField!#RealMadridIsHere #RMTour pic.twitter.com/K2lRIvQh64
— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 23, 2019
The stage is set
For the final time on our pre-season tour of the USA, it's matchday - and what a stadium to finish in! 😍
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
📍 FedExField#ArsenalinUSA 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/mV73eiTi4j
Kick-off time
🐐 Games against @realmadrid got us thinking back to this...
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
Wanna watch the final game of #ArsenalinUSA?
◼️ If you're in the UK, you can catch it on @PremierSportsTV 📺
◼️ Living outside the UK? Check your local listings 📝
Kick-off? That's at 12.06am (UK time) ⏰ pic.twitter.com/EfNYBOVUKc
Will this man be back on the scoresheet tonight?
✅🎯 We're playing at the FedExField and the MetLife Stadium this week - and @marcoasensio10 has already scored at both stadiums!#RealMadridIsHere #RMTour pic.twitter.com/XeZjfsYKy3— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) July 23, 2019
Unai Emery quotes
Emery has all but confirmed the loan signing of Ceballos and implied that he'll be fielding experienced players for tonight's game.
"At the beginning I want to take more minutes with the players thinking about our progress for the first match against Newcastle. But also, we are going to use some young players at the beginning or during the match to continue trying with this difficult capacity against Real Madrid.
"We were speaking about the possibility to sign one player on loan and we have different names. The club was working on that. Ceballos is a very good player."
♦ Who's in the frame to start against @realmadrid?
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) July 23, 2019
♦ Which youngsters have impressed on tour?
♦ What's the latest transfer news?
Here's @UnaiEmery_ 👇
What is the International Champions Cup
The International Champions Cup is a pre-season friendly tournament consisting of 12 teams in a league style format. Each club plays three games against other sides in the competition and whoever accumulates the most points is the champion - with head-to-head results and then goal difference deciding the winner in the likely event of a points clash.
Games which end in a draw go straight to penalty shootouts, with wins from the spot awarded two points and losses just the one.
Team News
Arsenal haven't suffered with injuries as of yet on their tour of the US, though Rob Holding and Hector Bellerin aren't ready for action yet as they continue to recover from lengthy injuries. It is likely to the Gunners will start most of their first-team talent having not done so against Fiorentina. Nketiah should get another run-out in Maryland.
Real have no injuries or suspensions of note and could also field mostly first-team talent as they look to bounce back from the Bayern loss.
Real big spenders
Real have spent just under £300m in the window as of now, signing five players to permanent deals at the Bernabeu. The most prominent of which is Belgian winger Eden Hazard who demanded an £88m fee to make the switch to Spain. The club have also snapped up in-demand Eintracht Frankfurt winger Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy and Brazilians Eder Militao and Rodrygo.
A busy week ahead in a lacklustre transfer window
Emery has failed to provide much in the way of signings since the transfer window opened back in May. Gabriel Martinelli is the club's only addition thus far and the forward struck last in the Gunners' 3-0 win over Colorado Rapids last Tuesday. Despite this, Real are set to loan midfielder Ceballos to the Emirates any time in the next few days and Saint-Etienne defender Saliba looks to be joining and being sent back on loan to spend a final season with the French club.
Head-to-head
The two clubs last met over a decade ago in the Emirates Cup, though the 0-0 draw at the Emirates in 2006 that saw Arsenal through to the Champions League last eight was the most recent competitive showing.
Real Madrid struggling
Arsenal off to a flyer
Arsenal's tough International Champions Cup campaign started tremendously last Thursday with a 2-1 win over German champions Bayern Munich. Youngster Eddie Nketiah was the hero that day, scoring a late winner before netting a brace in their 3-0 triumph over Fiorentina three days later. The Premier League side are top of the table going into their final game and could well be crowned eventual winners should they be victorious against the 13-time European champions.
