LA Galaxy vs. Real Madrid: Los Blancos Are Back in Los Angeles

Last year, after both sides swapped teams at halftime, the first side of Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid Club de Futbol outperformed the first string of Bruce Arena's Los Angeles Galaxy en route to a 3-2 victory at the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, Calif.

This year, both teams meet again as part of a series of club international friendlies called the "2011 Herbalife World Football Challenge" on Saturday, July 16 at the home of the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympics as well as USC Trojans football, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

You can be sure that Landon Donovan and David Beckham will be on hand in the hopes of scoring a goal or two.

"We need the leadership from Landon and David to be successful," Arena told MLSSoccer.com's Andrea Canales on Saturday after their 2-1 victory over Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer play.

The Galaxy manager was impressed by Beckham's grit and determination.

"He's really determined," said Arena of Beckham. "He's a tough athlete. T...

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