French duo Eduardo Camavinga and Ferland Mendy are sidelined for this clash and Antonio Rudiger is serving a suspension carried over from last season. New signing Alvaro Carreras slots straight in at left-back with the options at the position extremely limited.

Legendary midfielder Luka Modric departed after 13 years at the club, while veteran player Lucas Vazquez also left. Alonso will be keen to start the season, and indeed his tenure, strongly after Madrid endured a largely disappointing league campaign last term, where they finished runners-up behind arch rivals Barcelona.

Real Madrid will get their 2025/26 La Liga season underway on Tuesday night when they host CA Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.The Merengues have had a shorter pre-season than other teams in Spain

Real Madrid is already preparing for the league debut against CA Osasuna (Tuesday, August 19, at 9:00 PM). The white team wants to start the championship