Real Madrid and Chelsea will compete in the International Champions Cup 2013 Final on Wednesday night – a final many had predicted eagerly when the tournament began.
Both of these teams have delivered after so much expectation was placed on them to get to the final to meet one another. This is the most high profile final that organizers of the event could have hoped for, and it should be an exciting and dramatic affair.
Jose Mourinho will be facing the team that he departed just months ago before returning to Chelsea, a team he is heralded at as "the special one."
He would love getting one over on his old employers today, although Mourinho has been respectful and complimentary of Real Madrid in the build up to the game.
Real Madrid have made it to tonight's final having defeated MLS champs LA Galaxy in their first game. Following that they managed to edge out English Premier League side Everton in the semifinals.
They will be hoping that star player Cristiano Ronaldo can be on top form today and pave the way through a tough Chelsea defensive unit.
Meanwhile, Chelsea have made tonight's final by defeating two Italian giants so far. In their first game they defeated Inter Milan, before going on a taking down Inter's local rivals AC Milan in the semifinals.
Both Real Madrid and Chelsea will be looking at each other realizing that the other represents their toughest challenge so far in the competition.
These two great rivals will be desperate to win today despite this being just a pre-season friendly for both. The two teams will have mutual respect for one another, and it is hard to predict which will come out on top come the end of the game.
Chelsea vs Real Madrid in the International Champions Cup 2013 will kick off at 9 p.m. ET and can be watched online through live stream via Fox Soccer 2 Go by clicking here.
