Barcelona has been impressive during their preseason tour in the United States. The Catalans, who had a disappointing last season and changed their head coach, managed to draw 2-2 against Manchester City in a friendly match and then defeated the English champions in a penalty shootout. After that, the Blaugrana played a friendly El Clásico, beating Carlo Ancelotti’s team 2-1.
Barcelona’s performance is particularly impressive because they press a lot and dominate play. Most of the team’s leaders are still on vacation, and in the match against Real Madrid, both goals were scored by Barça B forward Pau Víctor. Overall, Hans-Dieter Flick is using a lot of young players.
AC Milan has been even more surprising in the U.S. than Barcelona. Although Paulo Fonseca brought almost his strongest squad to the preseason camp, no one expected Milan to defeat both Manchester City and Real Madrid. In the match against Manchester City, the Rossoneri won 3-2 thanks to a brace from Lorenzo Colombo and a goal from 20-year-old forward Marco Nasti. Against the Spanish champions and the Champions League titleholders, the only goal was scored by Samuel Chukwueze.
Milan cannot yet count on their sole summer signing, Álvaro Morata, who is still on vacation after winning Euro 2024 with the Spanish national team.
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