The France international, one of the favorites for the Ballon d'Or trophy, opened the scoring with a 19th-minute penalty, before Marco Asensio sealed the success of the last Champions League winners in the 69th .

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"The pre-season has been satisfactory. We have worked well," said Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti after the match.

Real Madrid has therefore ideally prepared for the European Super Cup, a match between the winner of the C1 and the winner of the Europa League, which will take place on August 10 in Helsinki, against the German club Frankfurt.

"It's a very difficult team to maneuver, with qualities of speed. They have more minutes than us in the legs", warned Ancelotti, 63 years old.

Disputed in the legendary Rose Bowl stadium, the meeting attracted 93,702 spectators, the largest attendance recorded in an American stadium since 2018.

The stadium, which will celebrate its centennial in October, is one of the most iconic in the United States and hosted the 1994 World Cup final, in which Brazil beat Italy on penalties.

The Spanish club with 14 trophies in the Champions League reassured itself after two lackluster performances, first a 1-0 defeat against FC Barcelona in Las Vegas, during a relocated "clasico", then a draw against the Mexicans of Club America (2-2).

Juventus, without French international Paul Pogba, who arrived in Turin this summer but was injured in the right knee, did not confirm their success against Club America (2-0) and their good draw against Barça (2- 2).

"We faced the strongest team in Europe. It remains a good match. I am satisfied with the effort provided by the players. But we can still improve," summed up Juve coach Massimiliano Allegri.

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The Bianconeri resume the Italian championship on August 15, with the reception of Sassuolo.

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