REAL MADRID 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 1
REPORTS & PREVIEWS
24/07/2017 00:13, Report by Mark Froggatt in San Jose
REAL MADRID 1 MANCHESTER UNITED 1
Levi’s Stadium | Tour 2017, presented by Aon | Att: 65,109 | Scorers: Lingard 45+1, Casemiro penalty 69
MATCH REPORT
MATCH REPORT
Manchester United defeated European champions Real Madrid in Santa Clara on penalties, after a first-half goal from the superb Jesse Lingard was cancelled out by Casemiro’s second-period penalty.
This was Real’s first match of their pre-season tour and manager Zinedine Zidane named a strong team that included star names Luka Modric, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale. Jose Mourinho, meanwhile, made nine changes to his starting XI with only Marcus Rashford and Lingard retaining their places from the 2-0 win over Premier League rivals Manchester City in Texas four days earlier.
Lingard tested Keylor Navas with an early shot from range and the sharp Academy graduate went close again on 42 minutes with a rasping drive that flew wide. His goal finally arrived on the stroke of half-time, tapping home from close-range after a breathtaking dribble into the box from Anthony Martial. Real had the ball in the net a moment later through Marcelo but it was correctly ruled offside.
Jose made eight half-time substitutions and was forced to make a ninth on 51 minutes, when Ander Herrera left the field holding his ribs to be replaced by young Scott McTominay. Real then equalised through Casemiro from the penalty spot, after Victor Lindelof felled new signing Theo Hernandez.
Play was halted on 77 minutes for a second water break of the game, due to the searing Californian heat that made for difficult playing conditions. Fellaini went close to scoring a winner when shooting wide late on, but the game eventually went to a penalty shoot-out with the score level at full-time.
Martial, Mateo Kovacic, McTominay and Oscar missed the opening four spot-kicks, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Real Madrid's Luis Miguel Quezada converted successfully. Lindelof and Hernandez then missed as well, prior to Daley Blind scoring and Casemiro hitting the bar to conclude a 2-1 shoot-out win for United.
THE LINE-UPS
United: Romero (De Gea 46), Fosu-Mensah (Blind 46), Bailly (Lindelof 46), Jones (Smalling 46), Darmian (Valencia 78), Carrick (Herrera 46 (McTominay 51)), Fellaini, Pereira (Pogba 46), Lingard (Mkhitaryan 46), Martial, Rashford (Lukaku 46).
Subs not used: J. Pereira, Mitchell, Tuanzebe.
Real Madrid*: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Marcelo, Nacho, Isco, Kroos, Modric, Benzema, Bale, Vazquez.
Subs: Tejero, Gomez, Casilla, Franchu, Hakimi, Mayoral, Zidane, Quezada, Kovacic, Hernandez.
Booked: Oscar
*Real Madrid changes to be confirmed
United: Romero (De Gea 46), Fosu-Mensah (Blind 46), Bailly (Lindelof 46), Jones (Smalling 46), Darmian (Valencia 78), Carrick (Herrera 46 (McTominay 51)), Fellaini, Pereira (Pogba 46), Lingard (Mkhitaryan 46), Martial, Rashford (Lukaku 46).
Subs not used: J. Pereira, Mitchell, Tuanzebe.
Real Madrid*: Navas, Carvajal, Varane, Marcelo, Nacho, Isco, Kroos, Modric, Benzema, Bale, Vazquez.
Subs: Tejero, Gomez, Casilla, Franchu, Hakimi, Mayoral, Zidane, Quezada, Kovacic, Hernandez.
Booked: Oscar
*Real Madrid changes to be confirmed
TALKING POINT: LINGARD
The 24-year-old was a nuisance for the Real defence throughout his first-half appearance, registering three shots at target and scoring once late on. Former United player and MUTV commentator Bojan Djordjic was pleased with the player’s performance. “The movement from Jesse was really smart,” he told us at half-time. “You have to watch him off the ball. He always turns up in the right areas, he has excellent movement and that got him the goal. It looked like a simple goal for him but you have to get there in the first place. I was really impressed by him.”
The 24-year-old was a nuisance for the Real defence throughout his first-half appearance, registering three shots at target and scoring once late on. Former United player and MUTV commentator Bojan Djordjic was pleased with the player’s performance. “The movement from Jesse was really smart,” he told us at half-time. “You have to watch him off the ball. He always turns up in the right areas, he has excellent movement and that got him the goal. It looked like a simple goal for him but you have to get there in the first place. I was really impressed by him.”
NO RONALDO FOR REAL
Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the USA with his Real Madrid team-mates, because he is still enjoying his summer break following his participation at the Confederations Cup with Portugal. His home nation finished third in that competition that only concluded for him on 2 July. It remains unclear when he will return to action for Los Blancos, although it seems likely he will play against United in the UEFA Super Cup on 8 August.
Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the USA with his Real Madrid team-mates, because he is still enjoying his summer break following his participation at the Confederations Cup with Portugal. His home nation finished third in that competition that only concluded for him on 2 July. It remains unclear when he will return to action for Los Blancos, although it seems likely he will play against United in the UEFA Super Cup on 8 August.
TRENDING TOPIC: RONALD MCDONALD
We have become accustomed to unusual pre-match events here in the US. We had pyrotechnics in LA, a freakish storm in Salt Lake and a cameo from Drake in Houston, yet the sight of Ronald McDonald leading the teams out in Santa Clara arguably topped the lot! The mascot of the American fast food chain then shook each player’s hand before kick-off and that bizarre moment rapidly became a viral video on Twitter.
We have become accustomed to unusual pre-match events here in the US. We had pyrotechnics in LA, a freakish storm in Salt Lake and a cameo from Drake in Houston, yet the sight of Ronald McDonald leading the teams out in Santa Clara arguably topped the lot! The mascot of the American fast food chain then shook each player’s hand before kick-off and that bizarre moment rapidly became a viral video on Twitter.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR UNITED?
The Reds will conclude the 18-day trip to the US with another eagerly anticipated International Champions Cup match, this time against the mighty Barcelona at the FedEx Field in Washington. The Reds will then fly home to Manchester immediately after that outing, but the pre-season matches do not finish there. Norwegian side Valerenga will provide the opposition in Oslo on 30 July, ahead of another practice match versus Sergio Romero’s former club Sampdoria in Dublin, Ireland, on 2 August.
The Reds will conclude the 18-day trip to the US with another eagerly anticipated International Champions Cup match, this time against the mighty Barcelona at the FedEx Field in Washington. The Reds will then fly home to Manchester immediately after that outing, but the pre-season matches do not finish there. Norwegian side Valerenga will provide the opposition in Oslo on 30 July, ahead of another practice match versus Sergio Romero’s former club Sampdoria in Dublin, Ireland, on 2 August.
WE'LL MEET AGAIN
Following the completion of the pre-season schedule, Real will provide the opposition once more in the Super Cup meeting in Macedonia. Mourinho and his players have been working towards that showpiece event all summer, as it offers the chance to lift silverware ahead of the Premier League campaign starting. If Sunday’s friendly in Santa Clara is anything to go by, we can expect a great evening in Skopje.
Following the completion of the pre-season schedule, Real will provide the opposition once more in the Super Cup meeting in Macedonia. Mourinho and his players have been working towards that showpiece event all summer, as it offers the chance to lift silverware ahead of the Premier League campaign starting. If Sunday’s friendly in Santa Clara is anything to go by, we can expect a great evening in Skopje.
