Real Madrid wins its preseason friendly, 1-0, against Deportivo La Coruna in Gijon, Spain on Wednesday.

Brahim Diaz scores the goal for Los Blancos.

The preseason record is now 2-0-1 for Real Madrid. A draw against Fiorentina in Florence, Italy was followed by a road victory over Ferencvarosi in Budapest. Los Merengues have one final friendly before the regular season begins. They will take the pitch against Schalke at Gelsenkirchen, Germany.

Jose Mourinho will officially begin his second stint as manager of Real Madrid on Saturday, August 22nd at in a la Liga matchup at Espanyol, which is located just outside of Barcelona.

Mourinho had a documentary about him released Tuesday on Netflix, which details his first stint in Spain along with his other coaching stops. The interesting aspect of the documentary is that many wounds had seemed to have been healed but it appears that old disputes are rehashed. It is actually the opposite of most documentaries in that way.

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JORNADA 2: Real Madrid 2, Espanyol 1
RCDE Stadium
Cornella de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

GOALS
RM: Bellingham (9'), Espi (90')
ES: Cala (30')

Real Madrid: 1-0-0, 3 points

A goal from Jude Bellingham in the ninth minute gave Real Madrid the early advantage. Alex Calatrava equalized in the 30th minute.

The match was settled, and Los Blancos claimed the three points when Carlos Espi, who replaced Bellingham in the 80th minute, slotted the ball home from close range.

It was Jose Mourinho's first official match in his return as Real Madrid manager.

The win at Espanyol was Real Madrid's La Liga opener due to the large number of players who had participated in the World Cup. The next match midweek at home versus Real Sociedad was originally to be the season opener.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Real Madrid vs. Real Sociedad
Bernabeu
Madrid, Spain

JORNADA 1 (PARTIDO 2) Real Madrid 4, Real Sociedad 1
Bernabeu
Madrid, Spain

GOALS
RM: Mbappe (40', 60', 80'), Vinicius Junior (68')
RS: Sucic (44')

RECORD: Real Madrid: 2-0-0, 6 points

The hosts thrashed the current Copa del Rey holders behind a hat trick from Kylian Mbappe and a goal from Vinicius Junior. The win moved Real Madrid into first place in the La Liga standings on goal difference after two games.

The match was tied at halftime. Heading into the break, Real Sociedad leveled matters right before stoppage time when Luka Sucic pushed the ball past Thibaut Courtois in the 44th minute.

Los Blancos scored three goals after intermission to claim the three points. Mbappe added a pair of goals, with the final score of the contest coming from a delightful chip pass from Vini Junior. The Brazlian earlier gave Real Madrid a two-goal cushion with a goal in the 68th minute.

It was Jose Mourinho's first home match as Real Madrid manager in over 13 years.

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Sunday, August 30, 2026
Real Madrid vs. Malaga
Bernabeu
Madrid, Spain

JORNADA 4: Real Betis 1, Real Madrid 0
Estadio La Cartuja
Sevilla, Spain

GOALS
RB: Parrott (81')

RECORD: Real Madrid: 3-0-1, 9 points

In its previous match, Real Madrid defeated Malaga, 4-0, at home.
GOALS: Bellingham (19'), Herrero (26'), Mbappe (30'), and Guler (90'+1')

Real Madrid had all the chances in the world to take home three points and would have felt hard done by only taking a point back to the Spanish capital, but were forced to settle for their first loss of the season.

Los Merengues had a goal disallowed by VAR, Mbappe missed a penalty kick, and, although Madrid controlled the statistical battle, it was former Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini's team that picked up an important win to leave both squads with nine points through four games.

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Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan (UCL: League Phase)
Bernabeu
Madrid, Spain