Showing posts with label International Champions Cup. Show all posts
Showing posts with label International Champions Cup. Show all posts

Tuesday, 7 August 2018

Chelsea 0-0 Lyon (5-4 on pens)

Eden Hazard scores winning penalty after Rob Green stars in shootout after goalless draw in the International Champions Cup


  • Chelsea ended their pre-season preparations with a goalless draw in the International Champions Cup
  • Rob Green saved the decisive penalty in the shootout before Eden Hazard stepped up to score the winner 
  • Lyon had a penalty appeal waved away after Memphis Depay was brought down in the box in the first half
  • Willian, Chelsea's captain for the night, had his well-struck free kick matched by Lyon keeper Anthony Lopes
  • Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek struck the post with a cheeky dink after the restart after a well-worked move

Saturday, 29 July 2017

International Champions Cup : Manchester City 3-0 Tottenham


Pep Guardiola named four new defensive signings in his side - but it was an old face who fired Manchester City in front.
It has been all change at the back for at the Etihad this summer and Ederson, Danilo and Kyle Walker - who faces his former side - all line up in Nashville.
But John Stones popped up inside 10 minutes to head home against Tottenham - and Raheem Sterling later added a second.
And young starlet Brahim Diaz made it three at the death.
Spurs had also named a strong line-up for the International Champions Cup clash with Harry Kane leading the line.
With boss Mauricio Pochettino yet to get his chequebook out, it is a very familiar looking team.

Thursday, 27 July 2017

International Champions Cup : MC ratah Real Madrid 4-1



If Pep Guardiola’s vision for Manchester City takes shape over the course of the next 10 months, he may look back on the night his team dismantled back-to-back European champions Real Madrid at the Los Angeles Coliseum as the moment it all started to fall into place.

It has come at a cost – £217million so far, to be precise. But if Guardiola can produce results, and performances, like this then his paymasters in Abu Dhabi will view it as money very well spent.

This is pre-season, of course. Early days. Changes were made by both sides and key players are still missing, not least Cristiano Ronaldo. 

But putting four goals past a team like Real at any time of year is no mean feat, and City did it here in some style in front of 89,000 – the biggest crowd for a football game ever at this iconic venue. 

Raheem Sterling is clearly delighted after doubling City's advantage by firing the ball past goalkeeper Kiko Casilla
Otamendi makes a last-ditch intervention to stop Wales international Gareth Bale from being through on goal