Chelsea vs Real Madrid: What time does it start, what TV channel, team news and where can I watch it?

Everything you need to know about Chelsea vs Real Madrid

Saturday 30 July 2016 12:40 BST

Antonio Conte lead Chelsea through a training session during their pre-season tour of the United States (Getty)

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Chelsea continue their International Champions Cup campaign as they take on Real Madrid at Michigan Stadium on Saturday night in the one of the most exciting pre-season matches of the summer.

Antonio Conte’s side managed to see off Premier League rivals Liverpool in their opening International Champions Cup fixture despite having Cesc Fabregas sent-off for a late challenge on new signing Ragnar Klavan.

After opening his tenure at Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 defeat at Rapid Vienna, Conte has seen his side record back-to-back wins over RZ Pellets and Liverpool as well as an 8-0 thrashing of Atus Ferlach in a behind-closed-doors friendly.

However, Real pose a significant step up for the Blues as the Champions League winners look to kick-start their preparations for the new campaign following the 3-1 defeat by Paris Saint-Germain during the week. While head coach Zinedine Zidane started the match with a strong line-up – including the recently repurchased Alvaro Morata – he brought on a number of academy players in the second half, while also giving his son, Enzo, his first run-out in a Real shirt.

Meanwhile, Conte has the option of fielding new signing N’Golo Kante for the first time after he joined up with the squad on Thursday, although the France midfielder remains short on match fitness after a post-Euro 2016 holiday.

What time does it start?

Chelsea vs Real Madrid kicks off at 20:05 BST [15:05 ET] on Saturday 30 July at Michigan Stadium.

What channel is it on?

The match will be shown live on Chelsea TV. You can also follow it with The Independent’s live blog from 19:30.

Cesc Fabregas is suspended for the match against Real Madrid (Getty)

Chelsea squad

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Begovic, Blackman, Baxter.

Defenders: Aina, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta, Rahman, Miazga, Hector, Tomori.

Midfielders: Willian, Matic, Moses, Loftus-Cheek, Kante, Chalobah, Oscar, Hazard, Pedro, Kenedy, Cuadrado.

Forwards: Costa, Remy, Traore, Batshuayi, Abraham.

Real Madrid squad

Goalkeepers: Keylor Navas, Casilla, Rubén Yáñez, Álex Craninx, Luca.

Defenders: Varane, Danilo, Carvajal, Marcelo, Nacho, Lienhart, Tejero, Achraf.

Midfielders: Casemiro, Isco, Kovacic, Llorente, Asensio, Odegaard, Enzo, Febas.

Forwards: Benzema, Jesé, Morata, Mayoral, Mariano.

Alvaro Morata returned to Real Madrid in the summer after two years with Juventus (Getty)

Where’s Ronaldo and Bale?

Cristiano Ronaldo has not travelled with the squad after suffering a knee injury in the Euro 2016 final, with the forward ruled out for up two months. The injury may not be as serious as it seems, with Real keen to rest Ronaldo following a long season, and the likelihood is that he would have been left out of the tour regardless.

Bale is also still on holiday following his exploits with Wales at the European Championship, and after enjoying a holiday with his fiancée Emma Rhys-Jones, he has embarked on something of a Tour de Golf, having been pictured at Castle Stuart, Royal Aberdeen, Royal Dornoch and St Andrews.

Ronaldo is missing through injury after being carried off in the Euro 2016 final (Getty) (AFP/Getty Images)

Odds:

Real Madrid to win: 17/10

Chelsea to win: 6/4

Draw: 5/2

(Odds provided by BetVictor after 90 minutes only)

Chelsea pre-season schedule

Eden Hazard cracks joke as Chelsea unveil new kit

Chelsea 0-2 Rapid Vienna, Saturday 16 July.

Chelsea 3-0 RZ Pellets, Wednesday 20 July.

Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool, Thursday 28 July.

Chelsea vs Real Madrid, Saturday 30 July, Michigan Stadium, 20:05 BST.

Chelsea vs AC Milan, Thursday 04 August, US Bank Stadium, 02:35 BST.

Chelsea vs Werder Bremen, Sunday 07 August, Weserstadion, 14:00 BST.

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