Just a few months ago, these two teams faced each other in what would turn out to be one of the most thrilling comebacks in Champions League history. Barcelona defeated AS Roma 4-1 in their Champions League quarterfinals first leg. The return leg in Rome looked like a formality with Romans needing to win by at least 3 unreplied goals. They did just that, they stunned the world by beating Barcelona 3-0 in front of their home fans to reach the Champions League semifinal. This game offers Barcelona the chance to get revenge, but with most of their star men still on break, it would be a tough ask. The Spaniards started their International Champions Cup campaign with a  2-2 draw and a penalty win over Spurs. With most of their first team players still unavailable, it was new boy Arthur who led the way with a stunning strike, Malcom would go on to score the winning penalty, having changed his mind from joining Roma at the last minute, the former Bordeaux man has a point to prove in this game. Roma has one of the strongest squads in this competition. The likes of Edin Dzeko, Ante Coric and Justin Kluivert are available for them. Their first match was also against Tottenham, and they took an early lead through Patrik Schick. But they ultimately capitulated and were beaten 4-1, thanks to a brace each from Lucas Moura and  Fernando Llorente. Roma would still be with the same players that were demolished by Tottenham and it would be interesting to see if they would play better in this game.

Chelsea and Arsenal are entering a new era and both of their new managers would be looking to earn early bragging rights in this game. The Gunners allowed Arsene Wenger to leave this summer after 22 years at the helm and brought in Unai Emery who has been very successful with Sevilla and PSG in the past four seasons. The Spaniard has been lucky to have most of his star men available for preseason after they either failed to qualify or crashed out of the competition in the early stages. The likes of Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette, and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang have been available so Emery would be working with his strongest squad for this game. Chelsea have also had a change of managers this summer. The Blues have made Maurizio Sarri their new manager and the Italian has started his reign well. He has also had the luxury of having most of his star men to work with, the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Jorginho, Marcos Alonso have all been in their preparations for the new season. In their two friendlies before this time, they have shown some signs of excitement, and Sarri’s team would only get better as the season starts.

This season is already turning to be one of turbulence at Manchester United even though the league season is still two weeks away. Jose Mourinho has now been made the first manager to be sacked as his continues to moan about a lack of signings whenever he has the chance to. The Red Devils have not had the ideal preparation for the new season. Most of their star players are still on a break following their participation at the World Cup, while they have struggled in all their preseason matches so far and have won none of their friendlies in regulation time. The Red Devils were beaten 4-1 by Liverpool the last time out and they would be looking to avoid such an embarrassing loss in this game again, but do they have the power to stop the European Champions? Real Madrid would be playing a match for the first time without Cristiano Ronaldo on their team sheet since 2009, and Julen Lopetegui would be hoping other stars like Isco and Gareth Bale would step up and take them forward. Los Blancos have not played any friendly until now, but they seem prepared for the task ahead. Vinicius Junior has joined up with the club, and the Brazilian prodigy is set to play a starring role for them this season, while the likes of Dani Cabelos would be looking to impress their new manager.