Schalke 04-Real Madrid: final preseason test, at 5:00 pm, live on Realmadrid TV and RM Play
Our team faces a new friendly at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (Germany) before the start of La Liga.
Real Madrid plays its fourth preseason match this afternoon. José Mourinho's team, with these players in the lineup, will face Schalke 04 at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen (5:00 pm CEST; Realmadrid TV, RM Play, and La 1) in what will be the final friendly before the start of the official competition.
Our team will conclude its preparation phase in Germany, which began against Fiorentina (2-2) in Austria and continued with a victory against Ferencvaros (1-2) in Budapest. Subsequently, the madridistas clinched the Teresa Herrera Trophy by defeating Deportivo (0-1) at Riazor. After this evening's match, Real Madrid will begin preparing for their debut in La Liga, which will take place next Saturday, August 22, against Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium (9:30 pm CEST; Orange TV and Dazn).
The opponent
Schalke 04, newly promoted to the Bundesliga after three years, has played six friendly matches during their preparation. The German team has achieved four victories, against Erzgebirge Aue (2-4), Metalist 1925 (0-2), Okayama (3-1), and Hessen Kassel (0-5), and has suffered losses to Gütersloh (2-1) and Atalanta (0-3).