Real Madrid to face Bayern Munich, PSG in 2016 ICC
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The International Champions Cup will announce its full slate of games for the summer of 2016 on Tuesday morning, but SI.com has learned the teams and locations for three of the dates. They include three teams still alive in the Champions League quarterfinals and two English Premier League heavyweights.
On July 27, Paris-Saint Germain will take on Real Madrid at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. That same day, Chelsea will face Liverpool at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
On August 3, Real Madrid will meet Bayern Munich at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. It will give incoming Bayern Munich manager Carlo Ancelotti a chance to face the team that let him go at the conclusion of last season.
This will be the fourth edition of the International Champions Cup, a tournament of high-profile friendlies featuring some of the world's premier teams coming to the United States. Real Madrid and Manchester United won the first two, before the tournament spanned three countries last summer. Real Madrid earned the most points in Australia and China, while PSG took the title in the U.S.
