The DirecTV Soccer Champions Tour commences in Chicago, where Real Madrid is currently en route. The Whites’ travelling party departed from Terminal 4 at Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, with the intention of travelling to the United States.

On August 1, at 02:30 a.m. CEST; July 31, at 7:30 p.m. local time, Milan will face Ancelotti’s team at Soldier Field in Chicago. They will then play against Barcelona at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (4 August, 01:00 am CEST; 3 August, 7:00 pm local time) before concluding their tour with a first-ever visit to the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte (7 August, 01:00 am CEST; 6 August, 7:00 pm local time) against Chelsea.