(Sports Correspondent: Imran Sohail)
Real Madrid Beat Leganes 4-1 in Behind-Closed-Doors Friendly
Real Madrid claimed a convincing 4-1 victory over Leganes in a pre-season friendly held behind closed doors at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas on Friday.
The match began with Leganes taking the lead through Sule, but Los Blancos quickly responded. Goals from Huijsen, Militao, academy talent Pitarch, and Brahim Diaz completed the comeback for Xabi Alonso’s men.
Real Madrid started with Courtois; Carvajal, Asensio, Huijsen, Carreras; Ceballos, Valverde, Brahim; Vinicius, Mbappe, and Gonzalo. Leganes lined up with San Roman, Macazaga, Lolo Aguilar, Imogene, Huecas; Roberto Lopez, Guirao, Andres Campos, Pauwels; Sule, and Siame.
The game was played in two 45-minute halves, following a morning gym session for the squad. On the same day, Real Madrid Castilla faced Andorra in a separate pre-season match, losing 3-1.
Next up, Real Madrid will play their only open pre-season friendly against WSG Tirol on August 12 at the Tivoli Stadion in Innsbruck. Kick-off is set for 19:00 CEST (17:00 GMT), with live coverage on the club’s official channels. Preparations will continue ahead of their La Liga opener against Osasuna on August 19, with a rest day on Saturday and a double training session planned for Sunday.
