Real Madrid Pre-Season Fixtures 2023: Four Eye-Catching Matches Including El Clasico On The Cards

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Bengaluru, June 19: The recently concluded 2022-23 season was not nearly as remarkable for Real Madrid, with the Los Blancos ending with just a Copa Del Ray trophy.

Carlo Ancelotti's men fell ten points short of winner Barcelona in the league title while losing in the semi-final of eventual winner Manchester City.

Ancelotti would surely take positives to prepare for the upcoming 2023/2024 football season however, he also faces a big task ahead with the issue of reshaping an aging squad and improving the performance of the current group.

In order to do so a solid pre-season campaign is required and Madrid just like last summer have preferred the United States for their practice.

After just over a month's break from the end of the season, the squad is expected to report on 10th July. Those who will be on the international break will join within the 20th of July.

The team will spend a few days training in Madrid at Valdebebas before flying to North America where they are Madrid scheduled to play four fixtures in two weeks.

All of Madrid's preseason games have eye-catching fixtures with some of the biggest football clubs in Europe. In the first game, Madrid will face Champions League semi-finalists AC Milan on July 23 while the next game will be an even bigger one where they will lock horns against Premier League heavyweights Manchester United on 26th July.

But the biggest game of the tour will occur on 29th July when two arch-rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona will face each other in Texas. Madrid will then conclude the US tour on 2nd August in the game against Juventus.

The traveling squad this season will see many familiar face missing. Madrid have already seen a couple of players leaving the team with the likes of Karim Benzema, Eden Hazard, and Marco Asensio all leaving following the end of their contracts.

A couple of more exits could happen prior to the friendlies. Madrid, however, have signed two new faces ahead of the season with Borussia Dortmund Jude Bellingham and Espanyol's Joselu who will join up with the side.

With a number of senior profiles vacant, a couple of youngsters like Nico Paz could also get a good shot to impress on this tour. Here is a look at the pre season schedule of Real Madrid ahead of the 2023/24 season:

Real Madrid pre-season 2023 schedule