What preseason games are on today? Full schedule of soccer friendly matches for major clubs in July and August 2024

By | July 18, 2024

Europe’s major sides are preparing for a new season across the continent’s biggest leagues.

Although the Euro 2024 and Copa America tournaments only concluded in mid-July, players will not have long to rest and recuperate before the rigours of the 2024/25 club season gets fully underway.

Different preseason friendlies around the world serve to bring players back up to match sharpness while also allowing new signings to bed themselves into their new squads.

Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Liverpool and AC Milan are among the teams who will be touring the United States in July and August, while others, such as Bayern Munich, Tottenham and Atletico Madrid, will spend time in Asia.

Here, The Sporting News runs through the schedule of the most important friendly matches each day, plus the results of those games already played. Click here to see the latest results from those biggest 2024 preseason matches.

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What preseason games are on today? Full schedule of friendly matches

Below is the schedule for the coming preseason friendly matches for some of Europe’s biggest clubs.

All kickoff times are listed in ET. Below is how to calculate the time difference for some of the major territories:

Eastern Time (USA/Canada) UK (BST) India (IST) Australia (AEST)
+5 hours +9.5 hours +14 hours

Example: A 10:00 a.m. ET kickoff time would be 3:00 p.m. BST, 8:00 p.m. IST, and 12:30 a.m. the following day AEST.

Thursday, July 18

Game(s) Time (ET)
Ajax vs. Al-Wasl 12:30 p.m.

Friday, July 19

Game(s) Time (ET)
Ajax vs. Olympiacos 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, July 20

Game(s) Time (ET)
Tottenham vs. QPR 10:00 a.m.
Manchester United vs. Rangers 11:00 a.m.
AC Milan vs. Rapid Vienna 11:30 a.m.

Sunday, July 21

Game(s) Time (ET)
Borussia Dortmund vs. Pathum United 9:00 a.m.
Wrexham vs. Bournemouth 7:00 p.m.
Benfica vs. Villarreal 9:30 a.m.

Monday, July 22

Game(s) Time (ET)
Inter vs. Pergolettese 7:00 a.m.
Roma vs. Kosice 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 23

Game(s) Time (ET)
Sevilla vs. Sporting CP 3:30 p.m.
Manchester City vs. Celtic 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 24

Game(s) Time (ET)
Borussia Dortmund vs. Cerezo Osaka 6:15 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Bournemouth 10:30 p.m.
Chelsea vs. Wrexham 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 25

Game(s) Time (ET)
Benfica vs. Brentford 3:00 p.m.

Friday, July 26

Game(s) Time (ET)
Nurnberg vs. Juventus 11:00 a.m.
Bayer Leverkusen vs. Rot-Weiss Essen 1:00 p.m.
Liverpool vs. Real Betis 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 27

Game(s) Time (ET)
Atletico Madrid vs. Numancia 12:00 p.m.
PSV vs. Valencia 12:00 p.m.
Inter vs. Las Palmas TBC
Chelsea vs. Celtic 4:00 p.m.
Manchester City vs. AC Milan 6:00 p.m.
Vancouver Whitecaps vs. Wrexham 7:30 p.m.
Arsenal vs. Manchester United 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, July 28

Game(s) Time (ET)
Bayern Munich vs. FC Duren 9:30 a.m.
Porto vs. Al Nassr TBC
Benfica vs. Feyenoord 3:00 p.m.

Tuesday, July 30

Game(s) Time (ET)
Sapporo vs. Sevilla 6:00 a.m.
Manchester City vs. Barcelona 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 31

Game(s) Time (ET)
Chelsea vs. Club America 7:30 p.m.
Liverpool vs. Arsenal 7:30 p.m.
Aston Villa vs. RB Leipzig 8:00 p.m.
Real Madrid vs. AC Milan 8:30 p.m.
Manchester United vs. Real Betis 10:00 p.m.

Thursday, August 1

Game(s) Time (ET)
Athletic Club vs. Eibar 1:00 p.m.

Friday, August 2

Game(s) Time (ET)
Inter vs. Pisa TBC
Benfica vs. Fulham 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 3

Game(s) Time (ET)
Bayern Munich vs. Tottenham 7:00 a.m.
Real Betis vs. Al Ittihad 3:00 p.m.
Chelsea vs. Manchester City 5:30 p.m.
Aston Villa vs. Club America 5:30 p.m.
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid 7:00 p.m.
Manchester United vs. Liverpool 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, August 4

Game(s) Time (ET)
Atalanta vs. Parma 12:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 6

Game(s) Time (ET)
Borussia Dortmund vs. Villarreal 12:30 p.m.
Chelsea vs. Real Madrid 7:00 p.m.
Barcelona vs. AC Milan 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7

Game(s) Time (ET)
Atletico Madrid vs. Kitchee 8:00 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Bayer Leverkusen 1:00 p.m.
Inter vs. Al Ittihad 2:30 p.m.
Aston Villa vs. Athletic Club 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 8

Game(s) Time (ET)
Real Betis vs. Raja Casablanca TBC

Friday, August 9

Game(s) Time (ET)
Real Sociedad vs. Union Berlin 1:00 p.m.
Wolfsburg vs. Brentford 2:45 p.m.

Saturday, August 10

Game(s) Time (ET)
Manchester City vs. Manchester United* 10:00 a.m.
Aston Villa vs. Borussia Dortmund 11:00 a.m.
PSG vs. RB Leipzig 12:00 p.m.
Tottenham vs. Bayern Munich 12:30 p.m.

*Community Shield

Sunday, August 11

Game(s) Time (ET)
Liverpool vs. Sevilla 7:30 a.m.
Atletico Madrid vs. Juventus 9:00 a.m.
Arsenal vs. Lyon 9:00 a.m.
Chelsea vs. Inter Milan 10:00 a.m.

Monday, August 12

Game(s) Time (ET)
Barcelona vs. Monaco 2:00 p.m.

Monday, July 15

Game(s) Result
Rosenborg vs. Manchester United 1-0

Tuesday, July 16

Game(s) Result
Napoli vs. Anaune 4-0

Wednesday, July 17

Game(s) Result
Borussia Dortmund vs. Erzgebirge Aue 1-1
Hearts vs. Tottenham 1-5

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