Real Madrid v Chelsea: How to watch, TV channel, live stream, kick-off time, head-to-head stats and team news

Real Madrid and Chelsea continue their preparations for their respective campaigns when they meet in a high-profile friendly.

Two of the biggest clubs in the world lock horns just weeks before they get their domestic seasons underway.

Chelsea were outclassed in a 4-2 defeat to Manchester City in their previous pre-season encounter, while the Spanish giants have lost two in a row, with AC Milan and Barcelona getting the better of them.

How to watch Real Madrid v Chelsea, TV channel and live stream

Real Madrid v Chelsea will be available on bet365's Sports Live Streaming platform, as well as being broadcast on Premier Sports 1.

Real Madrid v Chelsea kick-off, date and venue

Real Madrid v Chelsea is due to start at 00:00 BST on Wednesday 7th August, with the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina hosting the fixture.

Real Madrid v Chelsea stats and head-to-head record (H2H)

Real Madrid have lost their opening two pre-season friendlies on their tour of the USA, but the reigning La Liga champions will not be panicking as they fine-tune their preparations ahead of a Super Cup clash with Atalanta.

Chelsea started their pre-season campaign against Wrexham in a 2-2 draw on July 25th, and they have since lost 4-1 to Celtic, 4-2 to Manchester City and beaten Club America 3-0.

The two teams have met on nine occasions in the past, with Real winning the last clash in April 2023 by a 2-0 scoreline.

Real Madrid v Chelsea head-to-head record (H2H)

Real Madrid wins	3
Draws	2
Chelsea wins	4

*H2H stats refer to all competitions

Real Madrid v Chelsea team news

Real Madrid team news

Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy, Kylian Mbappe and Aurelien Tchouameni are all still absent due to their delayed return from Euro 2024.

Federico Valverde has also been given time to recover after featuring at the Copa America.

While David Alaba is still recovering from an ACL injury, the likes of Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Antonio Rudiger, Thibaut Courtois and Endrick could all feature.

Chelsea team news

Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca is still without Cole Palmer and Marc Cucurella as they continue to recover from Euro 2024, but Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo have recently joined up with the squad.

Nicolas Jackson and Axel Disasi remained on the sidelines through injury.