Real Madrid will have their first test of the preseason this Friday in Valdebebas. For the training session on August 8, the Merengues will train with Leganés. The club says that “it’s not a typical match,” but ihttps://www.grada3.com/2025/08/07/madrid-examen-austria/t will serve as a warm-up for Xabi Alonso’s players in this express preseason. And Lega is not a bad team to start with.
The Pepineros are already well into their preseason. Paco López’s players began their preparations on July 1, while Real Madrid remained in the United States to compete in the Club World Cup. During the month of June, the Butarque team also made a trip to the United States, in addition to Mexico and the United Kingdom.
The brand-new Second Division team has not performed badly so far in its preseason. The Madrid club played a total of six preseason games, recording only one defeat (2-0 against Pumas of Mexico), three draws (one against Valencia, a First Division team) and two victories. The ‘Lega’ will finish their preseason on August 9 against Real Oviedo before kicking off their league campaign against Huesca.
🤪 How the kids are having fun 😂 pic.twitter.com/e6F7LgCeHV
— C.D. Leganés (@CDLeganes) August 7, 2025
Real Madrid’s express preseason
Due to the refusal of the Appeal Committee to postpone the Whites’ first league match against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabéu (scheduled for August 19 at 9:00 p.m.), Real Madrid will only have two weeks to prepare. The Madrid players returned to training at Valdebebas on Monday, August 4. They first underwent medical tests in the morning and then had their first practice session in the afternoon. The same happened on Tuesday, August 5.
Thus, Wednesday, August 6, marked the first day of double training for Real Madrid in the 2025-26 preseason, which has a friendly match scheduled against WSG Tirol on Tuesday, August 12, at the Tivoli Stadion in Innsbruck (Austria). For the moment, this is the second confirmed match before the Madrid team’s league debut, although another friendly is expected to be played, possibly in Valdebebas behind closed doors.
🗓️ 12/08 | 19:00 CEST
🏟️ Tivoli Stadium
📍 Innsbruck pic.twitter.com/9TZvchhY7Q
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 1, 2025