TEAM NEWS: CHELSEA V REAL MADRID

The main team news ahead of the Guinness International Champions Cup final is that Jose Mourinho hands a first start of pre-season to Frank Lampard, who plays alongside Ramires and Marco van Ginkel in midfield.

John Terry partners Gary Cahill in the centre of defence, with Branislav Ivanovic and Ashley Cole given the nod in full-back positions.

Romelu Lukaku starts up front, flanked by Oscar and Eden Hazard.

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-3 formation:

1.Cech
2.Ivanovic
24.Cahill
26.Terry (c)
3.Cole
7.Ramires
16.Van Ginkel
8.Lampard
11.Oscar
18.Lukaku
17.Hazard

Real Madrid are expected to line up in the following 4-3-3 formation:

Casillas (c); Arbeloa, Laveran, Ramos, Marcelo; Khedira, Modric, Alarcon; Ronaldo, Benzema. Ozil.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.