Overview

• Real Madrid’s only preseason outing kicks off on August 12 at Innsbruck’s Tivoli Stadion Tirol against a WSG Tirol side that leads the Austrian Bundesliga after three straight wins.
• Xabi Alonso has named a 24-man squad featuring Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras and youth prospect Thiago Pitarch.
• The midfield is depleted as Jude Bellingham remains sidelined until October following shoulder surgery, Eduardo Camavinga is expected to miss around ten days with an ankle injury and Federico Valverde sits out with a muscle overload.
• Club World Cup commitments and La Liga’s refusal to delay the Aug. 19 opener have compressed Madrid’s build-up into closed-door training sessions and a single external friendly.
• The friendly allows Alonso to integrate summer signings and assess his squad’s match readiness ahead of the Aug. 19 La Liga opener.