Actual Madrid have confirmed an replace to their preseason schedule forward of the 2025/26 La Liga marketing campaign begin.
Los Blancos signed off on the prolonged 2024/25 season with defeat to PSG in FIFA Membership World Cup semi finals.
Video games operating into July meant a knock-on impact to their preseason plans, with La Liga exhibiting little sympathy on the scenario.
Alonso’s squad are actually again in for medical testing and evaluation forward of their first match of 2025/26 on August nineteenth at dwelling to Osasuna.
That begin date has prompted controversy, with Actual Madrid twice requesting to push it again to permit their gamers further preparation on the again of a busy summer time.
Nonetheless, that was flatly denied, with official affirmation coming from La Liga president Javier Tebas as he defined the choice behind the rejection.
Actual Madrid have since requested an impartial ruling however that has seen La Liga’s resolution upheld with the sport going forward as deliberate.
The shortage of time between gamers getting back from the vacations and preseason coaching has meant main schedule updates however the membership have now added one heat up sport to the schedule.
The daring step of not taking part in any preseason matches had raised eyebrows, however Alonso’s workforce will now tackle Austrian facet WSG Tirol on August 12 on the Tivoli Stadion in Innsbruck, Austria with kick off set at 7pm native time.
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Alonso will take a robust squad to Austria, as he seems to hurry up preparations, however Jude Bellingham can be absent from the travelling occasion.
The England worldwide underwent a delayed operation on a problematic shoulder difficulty after the Membership World Cup and he isn’t anticipated to be again in motion till not less than November.
Ferland Mendy and David Alaba can be assessed within the coming days with each gamers nonetheless recovering from harm.