Real Madrid Crush Schalke in Friendly as Diomande Debuts
Real Madrid have won five preseason matches and will use the friendly to give expected starters minutes before the La Liga opener.
- On Sunday, Real Madrid travels to Germany for a preseason friendly against Schalke, marking the final preparation for Manager José Mourinho's squad before the upcoming Liga season begins.
- Mourinho's team remains unbeaten this preseason, having secured victories against Ferencv and Deportivo while scoring in every friendly match under his new leadership.
- Schalke enters the match following a 3-0 defeat to Atalanta, ending a run of four preseason wins. The German side now faces a difficult test against the European champions.
- While stars like Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham are available, Mourinho faces an injury crisis involving Thibaut Courtois and Aurélien Tchouaméni. New signing Carlos Espé may receive his first start.
- With the Liga opener approaching, Mourinho is eager to integrate his expected starters against Bundesliga opposition. This match provides a final tactical refinement opportunity before competitive play officially resumes.
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Mbappe scores, Diamonde debuts in Real Madrids win over Schalke in final pre-season friendly - The Tribune
With their win on Sunday, the returning manager Jose Mourinho stays unbeaten, having won four pre-season games so far ahead of their La Liga opener against Espanyol next Saturday, as per ESPN.
Jose Mourinho was pleased with the way Real Madrid are growing as a team after their 3-0 win over Schalke in the final match of the pre-season. The Spanish giants ended the pre-season unbeaten, winning their last three matches. Against Schalke, Kylian Mbappe, Dean Huijsen and Carlos Espi were the goalscorers. After the match, Mourinho expressed his satisfaction with what he saw from his team. "Positive. Positive as a team. Positive individually …
Mbappé returned in shape and Espí scored again in the last friendly of the white preseason
Real Madrid, where Arda Güler plays, defeated Schalke 04 3-0 in a friendly match.
FC Schalke 04 had invited a prominent guest for the party stadium anniversary: Real Madrid came to Gelsenkirchen with all the stars – and didn't give the Bundesliga starter a chance.
The whites beat the Gelsenkirchen team, recently promoted to the Bundesliga, in the last and best match of the preseason before starting the League against the Spanish
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