Briefcase 1 Marcelo scored twice for Real Madrid against Chelsea2 Madrid were without Benzema, Ronaldo and Bale3 Eden Hazard scored twice for Chelsea to make it closeA near-record crowd of 105,826 saw Real Madrid score three first-half goals and hang on for a 3-2 win against Chelsea in a friendly at Michigan Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea substitute Eden Hazard scored in the 80th minute and stoppage time to make it close. Brazilian left back Marcelo picked up the slack for Real Madrid with goals in the 19th and 26th minutes, and set up Mariano in the 37th minute to put the Spanish side ahead 3-0. The attendance was less than 4,000 shy of the United States record attendance for a football match, set two years ago at the same stadium in Ann Arbor when 109,318 watched Real Madrid and Manchester United square off. (Also read: Zlatan Ibrahimovic makes instant impact as Manchester United thrash Galatasaray 5-2)The crowd turned up even though Real Madrid were without stars Karim Benzema, out with a hip ailment, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, who both have been given time off after Euro 2016.

Source: India Today July 31, 2016 06:00 UTC