Blog Reds V Real
23 Jul, 2017
ZIDANE NAMES A STRONG SIDE
Here's the Real team, courtesy of their official Twitter account.
HERE'S THE UNITED TEAM
UNITED PREPARATIONS
The Reds' dressing room was just being set up when I popped down earlier and I snapped a shot of some of the shirts being hung up. There is plenty of room to prepare in the dressing room here - as is the case with a lot of 'locker rooms' in the States, it's huge!
DE GEA WILL FEATURE
In case you missed it, Jose Mourinho revealed two things about David De Gea in his pre-match press conference yesterday. The first is the goalkeeper won't be going anywhere this season and will be staying at United and the second is that he will play 45 minutes today, with Sergio Romero playing the other 45.
PITCHSIDE PICS
I just popped down to field level before and it's safe to say the pitch is in great shape.
UNITED TO PLAY IN RED
It'll be red against white today with United donning the new red home kit and Real Madrid in their classic white kit. We grabbed this shot of Michael Carrick's shirt in the dressing room before and, as captain, Carras will present the Madrid team with this pennant just before kick-off.
LEVI'S LOOKING GOOD
It's some stadium this place...
LIVE FROM SANTA CLARA
Hello and welcome to our live match blog for United v Real Madrid at Levi's Stadium. I'm Gemma Thompson and I'll be guiding you through today's match in the searing heat in Santa Clara. It promises to be a cracker!
