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Excitement to the end: Real Madrid come through friendly against Ferencváros unscathed

A brace and a slump, then Hungarian pressure

Real Madrid saw off Hungary's Ferencvaros 2-1 in a friendly on Saturday. The Spanish side dominated for long spells, but the hosts pulled one back in the second half to leave the outcome in the balance until the final whistle.

Real Madrid came out on the front foot and nearly struck early. Arda Guler dragged a shot past the post from outside the box in the 7th minute, then Endrick spurned a close-range chance in the 11th, blazing his effort over the bar.

Daniel Arzani gave Ferencvaros their reply with attempts in the 4th and 10th minutes, though neither troubled the Real Madrid goal.

The pressure kept coming. Brahim Diaz curled wide in the 14th minute, Alexis Siria fired over in the 15th, and the Ferencvaros goalkeeper denied Endrick in the 37th.

Translating chances: Real Madrid move ahead
Real Madrid struck first in the 41st minute. A corner reached Alexis Sería, who whipped in a cross for Mario Rivas to head home from close range.
Ferencváros went in search of an equaliser before the break, but Zsenti Varga blazed his effort over the bar in the 42nd minute.
Wholesale changes followed at the start of the second half. Real Madrid introduced Vinícius Júnior, Bernardo Silva, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rüdiger, Dean Huijsen and Carlos Espí, while Ferencváros also reshuffled heavily.
The visitors doubled their lead in the 49th minute. Carlos Espí latched onto a Federico Valverde pass inside the box and drilled a low right-footed shot into the right corner of the Hungarian side's net.
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Hosts hit back: drama until the end
Ferencváros went hunting for a quick response, and Bámidele Yusuf wasted a golden opening in the 51st minute, blazing over the crossbar from inside the box.
Six minutes later, the Hungarians pulled one back. Kenan Kodro collected a pass from Kristoffer Zachariassen inside the penalty area and drilled a right-footed shot into the right corner to make it 2-1.
Real Madrid almost restored their two-goal cushion in the 61st minute. The ball dropped to Bernardo Silva inside the box, but his effort cannoned off a defender, and Arda Güler then lashed one over the bar from distance.
Back came Ferencváros with a dangerous moment in the 63rd minute. Zachariassen climbed above the defence to meet a Marius Corbu cross, but Andriy Lunin blocked the header and kept Real Madrid ahead.
The visitors kept pressing through the closing stages. Corbu fired over the bar from outside the area in the 68th minute, before Arda Güler curled a free kick just wide of the top-left corner in the 79th.
Callum O'Dowda spurned another opening for Ferencváros in the 82nd minute, dragging a shot from outside the box past the right-hand post.
Tempers flared late on. Zsolt Szabó picked up a yellow card in the 90th minute for a heavy challenge, and Real Madrid saw out a 2-1 win.
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Translating chances: Real Madrid move ahead

Hosts hit back: drama until the end

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