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Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barcelona and Juventus are all involved in the 2018 Champions Cup International. The pre-season star tournament will be played in cities in the United States, France, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus will face the prolific Real Madrid FedEXField team in Washington. Meanwhile, Unai Emery will lead Arsenal against his former Paris Saint-Germain club in Singapore
Each team will play three matches each, starting on Friday, July 20 and ending on Saturday, August 11.
Saturday, July 21
- Manchester City v. Borussia Dortmund, 2 hrs BST / 21 hrs. AND (Friday): 4-2
- Bayern Munich vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 3:00 pm BST / 10 AM: 3-1
[19659004] Sunday, July 22
- Liverpool vs. Borussia Dortmund, 9 pm TSB / 16 hours. AND: 2-1
Thursday, July 26
- Juventus c. Bayern Munich, 12:00 TSB / 7 pm. AND (Wednesday): 2-1
- Borussia Dortmund c. Benfica 1 h BST / 20 hrs. ET (Wednesday): 1-0
- Manchester City vs Liverpool, 1 hour BST / ET (Wednesday): 2-2
- Roma against Tottenham Hotspur, 3 hours BST / ET 22 hours (Wednesday): 2-1
- AC Milan against Manchester United, 4 hours TSB / ET 23 hours (Wednesday): 0-2
- Atletico Madrid against Arsenal, 12.30. BST / 7:30 ET: 1-1
Saturday, July 28
- Arsenal against Paris Saint-Germain, 12:30 pm TSB / 0730 ET: 1-2
- Benfica c. Juventus 18 hours TSB / 1 pm. ET: 0-3
- Chelsea against Inter Milan, 7:00 pm TSB / 2 pm. ET: 2-0
- Manchester United against Liverpool, 22 hours BST / 5 pm. AND: 1-1
Sunday, July 29
- Bayern Munich against Manchester City, 12:00 TSB / 7 pm AND (Saturday): 3-1
- Barcelona against Tottenham Hotspur, 4:00 BST / 23:00 ET (Saturday): 4-0
Monday 30 July
- Paris Saint-Germain c. Atletico Madrid, 12h30. TSB / 0730 ET: 1-1
Wednesday, August 1
- Manchester United vs Real Madrid, 1:00 am BST [19659011] / 8 pm ET (Tuesday): 1-0
- Tottenham Hotspur against AC Milan, 1h30 BST / 20h30 ET (Tuesday): 2-2
- Barcelona against Roma: 3 hours [19659008] TSB / 2200 hours ET (Tuesday): 3-0
- Arsenal against Chelsea, 8 pm BST / 3 pm ET: 1-1
- Benfica c. Lyon, 9:00 pm TSB / 16 hours. ET: 0-0
Saturday, August 4
- Inter Milan vs Lyon, 7 pm TSB / 2 pm. ET: 1-1
- Real Madrid vs. Juventus 11 pm BST / 6 pm ET: 0-2
Sunday, August 5
- AC Milan against Barcelona, 1 am TSB / 20 h. ET (Saturday): 0-4
Tuesday, August 7
- Chelsea vs Lyon, 8:00 pm TSB / 3 pm ET: 2-1
Wednesday, August 8
- Real Madrid v. Rome, 1 hour BST / 8 pm ET (Tuesday): 3-1
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Saturday, August 11
- Atletico Madrid vs. Inter Milan, 8:00 pm BST / 3 pm ET: 2-0
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The tournament will not be limited to familiar figures that renew hostilities. The entrenched rivalries will also resume, especially when Manchester United meet Liverpool in Michigan.
Ronaldo will not be the only new signatory in action. Expect Liverpool to face midfielders Fabinho and Naby Keita, as well as striker Xherdan Shaqiri, while Fred, the £ 52 million importer, will surely receive time for the Reds Devils.
Emery will want to make sure that new goalkeeper Bernd Leno and midfielder Lucas Torreira are getting precious minutes.This is a new era for the Gunners after nearly 22 years that Arsene Wenger is in charge, so Emery will be under pressure for to make a positive impression quickly.
Another form of pressure is at stake Manchester City, Premier League champion to improve in one way or another a 2017/18 campaign record:
Manchester City @ ManCity
? FIRST LEAGUE RECORDS BROKEN ?
100 points
32 wins
16 victories on the outside
18 successive victories
106 goals
+79 goal difference
19 points difference to the second#CENTURIONS #mancity
Pre-season testing against heavyweights of the Bundesliga Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund will show if there is an improvement in a team eliminated from the UEFA Champions League the last season in the quarter-finals.
in Europe, and the Reds will now push to take the national title of their rivals. A barometer of their ability to do so will be shown at the MetLife stage.
Emery is not the only new set of coaches to be in the limelight this year. Niko Kovac takes the reins of Bayern, a post where victory in the Bundesliga is generally considered the minimum required
Kovac begins a new era in Bayern. CHRISTOF STACHE / Getty Images
This is a big step forward for Kovac, who has already played for Die Roten and who led Eintracht Frankfurt to a victory over his former club at the final of the DFB-Pokal last season. Facing the city, Juve and PSG will offer preliminary tests to the acid of Kovac's ability to handle the job.
Juventus can attract more attention than any other clubs involved thanks to Ronaldo's arrival. The 33-year-old handed the Bianconeri to £ 99.2 million and is expected to help the club make the leap into the Champions League.
Ronaldo will meet old friends in Washington on Saturday, August 4, but the former Lisbon Sporting player will also be very happy to find the net against his former rival Benfica at Harrison's Red Bull Arena [19659124] 
A lot of attention. MIGUEL MEDINA / Getty Images
With this number of big name signatures involved and coaches in new clubs, the tournament will be a fascinating spectacle and a telling forerunner of the number of top European teams. once their respective seasons begin for real.
