Real Madrid wins the Teresa Herrera Trophy

Real Madrid reclaims the Teresa Herrera Trophy thirteen years after its last participation in 2013. The team, led by Mourinho, secures the trophy for the tenth time in the club's history after a 1-0 victory over Deportivo at Riazor and remains unbeaten in the preseason, with two wins and one draw. Brahim put our team ahead with a goal assisted by Lunin just before halftime.

The madridistas entered the pitch setting a high tempo. Despite creating most of the attacking plays, the solid actions of the rival defense prevented our team from opening the scoring. As the minutes passed, chances became scarce, and it wasn't until the 39th minute that the clearest opportunity arose. Arda Güler delivered a great set-piece cross, and Endrick, with an acrobatic shot, forced Leo Román to make a great save.

Lunin's assist and Brahim's goal
Deportivo responded just before halftime with a header from Noubi after a corner, which Lunin calmly caught. Immediately after, the Ukrainian goalkeeper launched a long ball to Brahim with his hand, and Brahim, skillfully controlling it with his chest and covering half the field, beat the opposing goalkeeper with a precise low shot to make it 1-0 on the scoreboard just before the break (45’+1’).

In the second half, Mourinho made four substitutions: Valverde, Rüdiger, C. Espí, and Mario Rivas. Our team continued to dominate, and Carlos Espí came close to scoring the second goal after beating Leo Román in the box following a brilliant through ball from Camavinga, but the goal was disallowed for offside (57’). The forward tried again in the 73rd minute, this time connecting with a cross from Trent, but his header narrowly missed the crossbar. The team conceded almost no chances to Deportivo and, after withstanding a few late attempts in the closing stages, sealed their victory at Riazor. The madridistas will play their final friendly before the start of La Liga this Sunday against Schalke 04 (5:00 pm CEST; Realmadrid TV and RM Play).

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