Real Madrid has seen their 2024-25 season ended earlier this week when they were dropped by the Club World Cup by Paris Saint-Germain, who beat their 4-0 in their semi-final match in New Jersey. The Xabi Alonso team will now take advantage of a long -term delay before the new campaign that starts next month.
The Alonso team will return for pre-season training in early August, before its first match in the 2025-26 campaign which takes place on the 19th when they welcome Osasuna to Santiago Bernabeu. However, Real Madrid hoped to repel this match so that their players are preparing additional because of their late return because of their involvement at the Club World Cup.
However, this request was refused, the official confirmation coming from the president of La Liga, Javier Tebas. About MARYLANDHe explained decision -making behind rejection.
“This is a decision that does not correspond to the Liga, but we have already clearly indicated that it should not be changed. PSG does not change the date of their first match at Ligue 1, Chelsea either in the Premier League. Real Madrid did not want to have 21 days of preparation because of a day.
Real Madrid preparations for the 2025-26 season will not be ideal
The 2024-25 campaign was desperately disappointing for Real Madrid, which failed to win a single major trophy – UEFA Super Cup and the Intercontinental Cup were their only successes. It is clear that a significant improvement is necessary, and Alonso will be responsible for directing this.
However, he will have less than three weeks to pass their ideas without interruption, while clubs like Barcelona will have more than a month. It is certainly not ideal, but ultimately, there is little to do.