Half-time: Chelsea 1 Real Madrid 2
Ramires scored a lovely goal for Chelsea but Cristiano Ronaldo’s free-kick means they trail in Miami.
Real Madrid made a lively start to the Guinness International Champions Cup final and Marcelo put them ahead by firing into the bottom corner on the quarter-hour mark.
Chelsea levelled two minutes later when Ramires finished a nice move by cleverly dinking the ball over keeper Iker Casillas.
Ronaldo had a chance to restore Real’s lead but volleyed wide from Marcelo’s cross, before Frank Lampard had an effort saved by Casillas.
However, Ronaldo did put his side back in front 13 minutes before the interval and Real ended the first half very much on top.
Blues boss Jose Mourinho, coming up against the club he left at the end of last season, opted for a 4-3-3 formation with Oscar and Eden Hazard playing wide of Romelu Lukaku in attack.
David Luiz was again absent from the Chelsea squad.
Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Van Ginkel, Lampard; Oscar, Lukaku, Hazard.
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08/08/2013 @ 12:18 pm
Minus hot and experienced striker like Wayne Rooney Chelsea is heading no where. Jose should not settle.
08/08/2013 @ 9:55 am
Jose your lineup not good,why u bench experience player like luiz and mikel and again frank is old for play can of match yesterday.chelseafc need hot cake strike like papa Rooney of england.
08/08/2013 @ 4:23 am
why must he bench david n mikel in dis kind of match. Chelsea nids a striker like rooney or suarez. We cant only rely on lukaku bcos e has less experience
08/08/2013 @ 3:59 am
ccchelsea need one powerful stricker and frank lamperd is nt good for as such a match.
08/08/2013 @ 3:27 am
as for my own idea the squad is not good at all most especially lampard’ lukaku:are not did well at all so. dats the only problem for chelsea.