Madrid - There is no name Cristiano Ronaldo in the list of players who prepared Real Madrid for the International Champions Cup. In the same event, Barcelona is strengthened by a trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, and Neymar.
Madrid and Barca will take part in the International Champions Cup preseason tournaments in the United States and each club play three times. Los Blancos and Blaugrana will also be facing at the event, which is in Miami on 29 July.
Madrid brings 26 players to the US. But, Ronaldo not included in it. The Portuguese striker is still on holiday after defending his country at the 2017 Confederations Cup.
At the 2017 Confederations Cup, Ronaldo brought Portugal until the semi-finals, but missed the third-place fighting game after the birth of his twin sons.
Despite Ronaldo's absence, other Madrid stars continue to join the US, including Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema, Luka Modric, Toni Kroos, and new player Theo Hernandez. Alvaro Morata, whose future is being speculated, was also brought by coach Zinedine Zidane.
Meanwhile, Barca are now trained by Ernesto Valverde include a trio of MSN that became their mainstay on the front lines. Other pillar players such as Gerard Pique, Andres Iniesta, and Ivan Rakitic also entered the group.
However, the main goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen did not participate. He is still on vacation after taking Germany to the Confederations Cup. So quoted from Soccerway
Schedule Madrid and Barca in International Champions Cup 2017:
July 23 Real Madrid vs Manchester United
July 26 Manchester City vs Real Madrid
July 29 Real Madrid vs. Barcelona
July 22 Juventus vs. Barcelona
July 26 Barcelona vs Manchester United