International Champions Cup 2018: Highlights – 8th August 2018

Two more matches were held of the ongoing International Champions Cup 2018. The highlights of the matches are appended below the points table. In case, you missed the matches held on 5th August, click here.

Rank Team Played Won Draw Lost Points
1 Tottenham 3 2 1 0 7
2 Dortmund 3 2 1 0 7
3 Arsenal 3 1 2 0 6
4 Liverpool 3 2 0 1 6
5 Real Madrid 3 2 0 1 6
6 Chelsea 3 1 2 0 6
7 Juventus 3 1 1 1 5
8 Manchester United 3 1 1 1 5
9 Inter Milan 2 1 1 0 4
10 AC Milan 3 1 1 1 4

For Complete Standings

Int’l (Football) Champions Cup 2018 – Full Schedule

International Champions Cup – Match 25 of 27: Chelsea Vs Lyon

Result: 0 – 0(5-4)

Goal Scorers:

  • Chelsea: Jorginho, Ross Barkley, Marcos Alonso Mendoza, Cesar Azpilicueta, Eden Hazard
  • Lyon: Jordan Ferri, Marcelo, Amine Gouiri, Kenny Tete, Pape Cheikh Diop

Match Statistics:

Chelsea Team Stats Lyon
11 Shots 17
4 Shots On Target 2
55% Possession 45%
632 Passes 525
90% Pass Accuracy 89%
8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
7 Corners 1

Highlights:

  • Chelsea ended their International Champions League campaign on a win, after Lyon were eventually defeated in penalty shootouts.
  • In the first half, Lyon created some crucial chances however, constant blocks by the Chelsea goal keeper remained a hindrance in their goal scoring.

  • On the other hand, Chelsea’s defending in the 1st half seemed sloppy and quite uninspired, however neither they nor Lyon could score in the first half.

  • Late substitutions were made in the 2nd half by Chelsea as Eden Hazard made his way in the middle.

  • The young athlete made a great chance by taking a free kick, however it could not convert into a goal.
  • Similar chances were taken by Lyon but they also could not break the deadlock and the match proceeded into penalty shootouts.
  • A spectacular performance was shown by Chelsea in the penalty shootouts, as they scored all 5 of their shots found the back of the net, with the last one being off Hazard’s boot.

  • On the other hand, Lyon struck the first four successfully, however Pape Cheikh missed the 5th one and Chelsea won by 5-4.


Chelsea ended their International Champions Cup campaign by winning 1 of their 3 matches and staggered to 5th in the points table. Meanwhile, Lyon also won only 1 of their 3 matches and staggered down to 11th on the points table.

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International Champions Cup – Match 26 of 27: Real Madrid Vs AS Roma

Result: 2 – 1

Goal Scorers:

  • AS Roma: Kevin Strootman 83′
  • Real Madrid: Marco Asensio 2′, Gareth Bale 15′

Match Statistics:

Real Madrid Team Stats AS Roma
15 Shots 10
7 Shots On Target 2
67% Possession 33%
724 Passes 357
89% Pass Accuracy 77%
13 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
4 Corners 6

Highlights:

  • Real Madrid ended their International Champions Cup campaign with an easy victory over AS Roma.
  • Extremely attacking from the very start of the match, Marco Asensio put Madrid in the lead by scoring at the 2nd minute.

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  • Ball possession remained strong for Madrid and 13 minutes later, Gareth Bale doubled the lead by scoring another goal.
  • In reply, AS Roma could not score a single goal as the first half ended with Real Madrid in the lead by 2-0.

  • Early substitutions were made in the 2nd half by both the teams, however Real Madrid still controlled ball possession and continued their attacking approach.
  • A goal was finally scored by AS Roma’s Kevin Strootman, 7 minutes before the end of the match.

  • However, no goals were scored in the dying moments of the game as the Spanish club won their second consecutive match.


Real Madrid ended their International Champions Cup campaign by winning 2 of their 3 matches and staggered to 5th place in the points table. Meanwhile, AS Roma won only 1 of their 3 matches and staggered down to 15th on the points table.

Visit Allsportspk on 12th August for the last match of the International Champions Cup 2018.

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