Real Madrid started their preparations for the brand new season with a behind-closed-doors pleasant towards Alcorcon at Valdebebas, lower than a month earlier than their La Liga opener away to Espanyol.
Supporters had been allowed to observe the warm-up and the opening 25 minutes of the match on the Alfredo Di Stefano Stadium, providing a primary glimpse of Jose Mourinho’s new-look aspect in motion.
Goalkeepers Andriy Lunin, Fran Gonzalez and Sergio Mestre had been first onto the pitch, working with goalkeeping coach Nuno Santos, earlier than the remainder of the squad adopted beneath the steerage of health coaches Antonio Pintus and Antonio Dias.
Former Actual Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira, now a part of Mourinho’s teaching employees, joined later within the warm-up and was seen sharing a light-hearted second with Arda Guler earlier than kick-off.
Mourinho emerged shortly earlier than the sport and named his first beginning XI since returning to the Santiago Bernabeu. Lunin captained the aspect, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Raul Asencio, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras forming the defence.
Eduardo Camavinga and teenager Cestero operated in midfield, whereas Franco Mastantuono, Arda Guler and Gonzalo Garcia supported the assault.
World Cup stars watch on
Watching from the stands was new membership captain Fede Valverde, who returned to coaching earlier this week after Uruguay’s World Cup exit. He was joined by injured pair Eder Militao and Rodrygo.
Guler had an early likelihood to open the scoring after Mastantuono received a penalty contained in the opening minute, however the Turkey worldwide noticed his spot-kick saved.
The opening levels prompt Mourinho is about to make use of a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Camavinga and Cestero sitting within the double pivot whereas Guler and Mastantuono commonly rotated positions behind the striker.
Actual Madrid finally secured a 1-0 win because of academy ahead Daniel Yanez, who transformed a penalty within the 81st minute after Mourinho had launched a wholly youthful outfield aspect for the closing levels.
A number of gamers are nonetheless due again from post-World Cup breaks, together with Antonio Rudiger and Denzel Dumfries, whereas Madrid’s subsequent pre-season fixture will come towards Fiorentina on August 1 on the Worthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, Austria.
