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Real Madrid did not end their pre-season the way they would have hoped as they lost 3-1 to Juventus in Orlando. The Spanish giants, who lost against Barcelona in their last game, scored just one goal, but it was a work of art as Toni Kroos provided a spectacular assist to Vinicius Jr., and new signing Jude Bellingham was really impressed with Kroos.
Toni Kroos, who had a superb game in midfield, delivered a stunning long-range pass from inside his own half that found Vinicius Jr. in behind the Juventus defense. The Brazilian forward controlled the ball with his chest and then lobbed it over Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-2.
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The pass from Kroos was so good that even Jude Bellingham, who started for Real Madrid in an attacking midfield role, could not help but admire it. The 20-year-old Englishman, who joined Real Madrid from Borussia Dortmund this summer, was flabbergasted by Kroos’s quality.
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Talking about the game, Moise Kean opened the scoring for Juventus in the first minute, and Timothy Weah doubled the lead in the 20th minute. Madrid pulled one back in the 38th minute through some Kroos brilliance, but Juventus were just too good for them on the day as they won 3-1 with Dusan Vlahovic scoring the third in the game’s dying minutes.
The match was Real Madrid's final pre-season fixture before they kick off their La Liga campaign against Athletic Bilbao on August 13. Juventus, meanwhile, will return to Italy to prepare for their season-opener against Udinese on August 21.
