Real Madrid narrowly defeat Chelsea; AC Milan emerges victorious in penalty shoot-out

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Real Madrid, the reigning Champions League and La Liga champion, wrapped up their pre-season tour in the US with a 2-1 victory over Chelsea. Meanwhile, AC Milan emerged victorious on penalties after a thrilling 2-2 draw against Barcelona. The match, played in front of 62,617 fans at the home stadium of the NFL's Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina, saw Vinicius Junior making his first start in the warm-up games ahead of Real Madrid's La Liga opener in 12 days. Midfielder Dani Ceballos scored with a right-footed shot in the 19th minute to give Real Madrid a 1-0 lead.

Brahim Diaz fired in a left-footed kick from a difficult angle in the 27th minute to double the Spanish side's lead, sliding the ball from the left just inside the backline and across the empty goal into the far right side.

English striker Noni Madueke answered in the 39th minute with a header from the right side of the six-yard box, but Chelsea could not manage an equalizer.

In the other club friendly match, AC Milan and Barcelona played to a 2-2 draw in Baltimore before the Italian side won 4-3 on penalties.

Luka Jovic scored in the 10th minute off an assist from Christian Pulisic, and Pulisic himself scoring from a difficult angle in the 15th minute from the left side into the top right corner to give the Italian side a 2-0 edge.

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Poland's Robert Lewandowski answered for Barcelona in the 22nd minute and netted the equalizer in the 58th minute.

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