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Real Madrid 2018-19 season: Fixtures, transfers, squad numbers & complete La Liga schedule

Real Madrid won their third successive Champions League trophy against Liverpool but are a club who have been shaken with major changes to their team – with manager Zinedine Zidane having resigned from his post soon after the European victory and star striker Cristiano Ronaldo leaving to Juventus in a big-money move

Julen Lopetegui has taken the reigns of the European Champions ahead of the new season and will look to improve on the Spanish side's league showing after they finished third in La Liga – two places behind winners Barcelona.

Fresh off the back of an eventful World Cup, where the likes of Luka Modric and Raphael Varane starred, Madrid have battled in the International Champions Cup (ICC) and closed out their preparations against local rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup. 

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Goal  brings you a complete guide to Real Madrid's 2018 pre-season tour as well as dates, venues and all you need to know about the preparations for the new campaign.


Real Madrid pre-season fixtures


DateMatchTime (UK / US ET)Venue
Jul 31Real Madrid 1-2 Man United 1:05am / 8:05pmHard Rock Stadium, Miami, Florida
Aug 4Real Madrid 3-1 Juventus 11:05pm / 6:05pmFedEx Field, Landover, Maryland
Aug 7Real Madrid 2-1 Roma 1:05am / 8:05pmMetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Aug 11Real Madrid 3-1 AC Milan 8pm / 5pmSantiago Bernabeu, Madrid
Aug 15Real Madrid 2-4 Atletico Madrid (AET)*9pm / 6pmLillekula Stadium, Tallinn

*UEFA Super Cup fixture.

Madrid got their pre-season started with a massive fixture against Manchester United at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Florida. In a meeting between managers of Real Madrid new and old – with Jose Mourinho's side taking a 2-1 win over his former side and their new boss. 

They then faced off against Juventus in Maryland in another high-profile European clash, with Los Blancos rolling to a 3-1 victory. 

Lopetegui's then faced Roma in New Jersey to cap off their Stateside tour with a 2-1 win. Los Blancos concluded their pre-season preparations with a 3-1 win over AC Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu before losing their first competitive fixture against Atletico Madrid in Estonia to hand their rivals the UEFA Super Cup.


Real Madrid 2018-19 squad numbers


Squad numberPositionPlayer
1GKKeylor Navas
2DFDani Carvajal
3DFJesus Vallejo
4DFSergio Ramos
5DFRaphael Varane
6DFNacho
8MFToni Kroos
9FWKarim Benzema
10MFLuka Modric
11FWGareth Bale
12DFMarcelo
13GKKiko Casilla
14MFCasemiro
17FWLucas Vazquez
18MFMarcos Llorente
19DFAlvaro Odriozola
20MFMarco Asensio
21FWBorja Mayoral
22MFIsco
24MFDani Ceballos
30GKLuca Zidane
-GKAndriy Lunin
-FWVinicius Junior
-MFMartin Odegaard
-DFFabio Coentrao
-MFFederico Valverde
-FWRaul de Tomas
-GKThibaut Courtois

Real Madrid 2018-19 transfer activity


Real Madrid pocketed a €100 million (£88m/$117m) windfall following Ronaldo's sensational move to Juventus, and they will be expected to dip into the transfer window for a suitable replacement before it closes on August 31.

They have already been linked with the likes of Belgium duo Eden Hazard  and recently had to deny that they inquired about the services of ex-Barcelona forward Neymar .

Mauro Icardi, Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Robert Lewandowski have all been tentatively linked to the Blancos since the start of the summer, and attacking reinforcements are assured.

One long-rumoured target who has landed in Madrid is former Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who joined from Chelsea for €35m, with Mateo Kovacic heading in the opposite direction on a season-long loan.

Transfer activity in

PositionPlayerTransferred fromFee
GKAndriy LuninZorya Luhansk€8.5m
DFAlvaro OdriozolaReal Sociedad€30m
FWVinicius JuniorFlamengo€45m
GKThibaut CourtoisChelsea€35m

Transfer activity out

PositionPlayerTransferred toFee
FWCristiano RonaldoJuventus€100m
DFAchraf HakimiBorussia Dortmund (loan)Free
MFMateo KovacicChelsea (loan)Swap
DFTheo HernandezReal Sociedad (loan)Free

Real Madrid's La Liga 2018-19 fixtures


DateTime (BST)Match
19/08/201817:30Real Madrid vs Getafe
26/08/201817:30Girona vs Real Madrid
02/09/201817:30Real Madrid vs Leganes
16/09/201817:30Athletic Bilbao vs Real Madrid
23/09/201817:30Real Madrid vs Espanyol
26/09/201817:30Sevilla vs Real Madrid
30/09/201817:30Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid
07/10/201817:30Alaves vs Real Madrid
21/10/201817:30Real Madrid vs Levante
28/10/201817:30Barcelona vs Real Madrid
04/11/201817:30Real Madrid vs Real Valladolid
11/11/201817:30Celta Vigo vs Real Madrid
25/11/201817:30Eibar vs Real Madrid
02/12/201817:30Real Madrid vs Valencia
09/12/201817:30SD Huesca vs Real Madrid
16/12/201817:30Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
22/12/201817:30Villarreal vs Real Madrid
06/01/201917:30Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad
13/01/201917:30Real Betis vs Real Madrid
20/01/201917:30Real Madrid vs Sevilla
27/01/201917:30Espanyol vs Real Madrid
03/02/201917:30Real Madrid vs Alaves
10/02/201917:30Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
17/02/201917:30Real Madrid vs Girona
24/02/201917:30Levante vs Real Madrid
03/03/201917:30Real Madrid vs Barcelona
10/03/201917:30Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid
17/03/201917:30Real Madrid vs Celta Vigo
31/03/201917:30Real Madrid vs SD Huesca
03/04/201917:30Valencia vs Real Madrid
07/04/201917:30Real Madrid vs Eibar
14/04/201917:30Leganes vs Real Madrid
24/04/201917:30Real Madrid vs Athletic Bilbao
28/04/201917:30Getafe vs Real Madrid
05/05/201917:30Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid
12/05/201917:30Real Madrid vs Villareal
19/05/201917:30Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid
26/05/201917:30Real Madrid vs Real Betis
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