In the pre-season international "Champions Cup" tournament held in the USA, the "Manchester United" team played their second game and won their second victory. This time, the English club beat the "San Jose Earthquakes" team 3-1. Meanwhile, for the first time this season, "Barcelona" beat "Los Angeles Galaxy" 2-1.
For the Catalan club, these were their first games this summer, and Uruguayan Luis Suarez scored the team's first goal of the season in the 45th minute. In the field after the break, former "Liverpool" club leaders - L. Suarez and retiring Steven Gerrard, who joined the "Galaxy" club, met again.
All eyes of Barcelona fans first focused on the new Catalan outfits, which for the first time in the team's history featured horizontal, not vertical stripes. As is customary in friendly matches, both teams made many changes after the first half, and in the 56th minute, "Barca" doubled their advantage - Sergi Roberto scored. In injury time at 90+1 minutes, "Galaxy" scored a consolation goal through Tommy Meyer.
Meanwhile, the "Manchester United" team in the USA won their second victory - they beat the "San Jose Earthquakes" team 3-1. Juan Mata scored in the 32nd minute, newcomer Memphis Depay scored after five minutes, and Andreas Pereira scored the third goal after an hour. Fatai Alashe scored the only goal for "Earthquakes" just before the end of the first half - 42nd minute.
In the third tournament match, two European clubs played. The "Paris Saint Germain" team beat "Fiorentina" 4-2. Blaise Matuidi (35th min.), Jean-Kévin Augustin (41st and 75th min.), and Zlatan Ibrahimović (69th min.) scored for the French team. Joaquín (60th min.) and Giuseppe Rossi (79th min.) scored for the Italians.
On July 23, the tournament will feature "New York Red Bull" and London "Chelsea", while on July 24, "Manchester City" and Madrid "Real" will test their strength. A total of at least 14 games are yet to be played in the "Champions Cup" tournament.
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