2025–26 Real Madrid CF season

2025–26 Real Madrid CF season

The 2025–26 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 122nd season in existence and the club's 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madrid is participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Champions League.

This season is the first since 2011–12 without Luka Modrić, as well as the first since 2014–15 without youth graduate Lucas Vázquez, who both departed as free agents, to AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen, respectively.

Summary

Pre-season

On 17 May 2025, during the 2024–25 season, Madrid announced the signing of Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth, with the Spanish center-back joining the club on 1 June and signing a five-year contract. On 22 May, Madrid announced the departure of the club captain Luka Modrić after 13 years in the club, who left as Real's most decorated player, having won 28 trophies. On 23 May, Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti announced their mutual decision to part ways after the conclusion of the 2024–25 La Liga campaign, with the Italian coach leaving as the most decorated manager in the history of the club with 15 trophies. On 25 May, Madrid announced the appointment of Xabi Alonso as their new manager for the next three seasons, starting from 1 June. On 30 May, Madrid and Liverpool announced an agreement for the transfer of Trent Alexander-Arnold, with the Englishman joining the club on 1 June on a six-year deal. On the same day, the club announced the departure of Jesús Vallejo upon the expiration of his contract. On 13 June, Madrid announced that Franco Mastantuono would join the club from River Plate on 14 August, penning a six-year deal with the player. On 14 July, Madrid brought back their youth academy product Álvaro Carreras, signing him from Benfica on a six-year contract. Two days later, Madrid announced the departure of Lucas Vázquez, who spent 10 seasons at the club and won 23 trophies. On 8 August, Madrid extended Gonzalo García's contract until 2030 and promoted him to the first team from Castilla.

August

Madrid started their La Liga campaign on 19 August with a 1–0 home win over Osasuna, thanks to a converted penalty from Kylian Mbappé. Five days later, Madrid faced newly-promoted Oviedo away from home, winning 3–0 with a brace from Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior's goal. On 30 August, goals from Arda Güler and Vinícius helped Madrid to come from behind and get a 2–1 victory over Mallorca at the Bernabéu.

September

On 13 September, the first match on the month ended in a ten-man 2–1 win over Real Sociedad at the Anoeta Stadium, as Mbappé and Güler got on the scoresheet. Three days later, Mbappé's brace from the penalty spot rescued three points for the team, as ten-man Madrid beat Marseille 2–1 in the opening matchday of the Champions League league phase. On 20 September, Madrid continued their winning streak with a 2–0 victory against Espanyol, with Éder Militão and Mbappé scoring for the team. Three days later, goals from Vinícius and Mastantuono, a debut one for the Argentinian, and Mbappé's brace helped Madrid to a 4–1 win at Levante. On 27 September, Madrid suffered their first defeat of the season in a 2–5 loss to Atlético Madrid with goals from Mbappé and Güler, conceding five to Madrid derby rivals for the first time since (/wiki/1950–51RealMadridCFseason). Three days later, courtesy of a hat-trick from Mbappé and goals from Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Díaz, Los Blancos beat their Champions League opponents Kairat 5–0.

October

On 4 October, Vinícius' brace combined with a goal from Mbappé gave Madrid a 3–1 league win over Villarreal at the Bernabéu. On 19 October, Madrid returned from the international break, winning 1–0 at Getafe with a lone goal from Mbappé. Three days later, Jude Bellingham's winner gave Madrid a 1–0 Champions League league phase home win over Juventus. On 26 October, Madrid ended their four-match El Clásico losing streak, defeating Barcelona 2–1 at the Bernabéu, thanks to goals from Mbappé and Bellingham.

November

Madrid started the month on 1 November, trashing Valencia 4–0, as a brace from Mbappé and goals from Bellingham and Carreras, a debut one for the Spaniard, helped Real to take the win. Three days later, Madrid lost their Champions League match against Liverpool 0–1 away from home. On 9 November, Madrid's away game versus Rayo Vallecano ended in a 0–0 stalemate. Returning from another international break on 23 November, the debut goal from Huijsen and a tap-in from Bellingham rescued one point for Madrid in a 2–2 draw at Elche. Three days later, Mbappé scored four goals to seal a 4–3 Champions League win over Olympiacos for Real. On 30 November, Madrid dropped points in La Liga for the third time in a row, drawing 1–1 away against Girona with a goal from Mbappé.

December

First match of the month ended with a 3–0 away win at Athletic Bilbao on 3 December, ending Madrid's three-match league winless streak, as Mbappé got on the scoresheet twice, as well as Camavinga. Four days later, Celta Vigo handed Madrid a 0–2 defeat at the Bernabéu. On 10 December, Madrid faced Manchester City at home in the Champions League, but were unable to earn any points, losing 1–2 with a goal from Rodrygo. Four days later, goals from Mbappé and Rodrygo earned Madrid a 2–1 win at Alavés. On 17 December, Madrid entered this season's Copa del Rey edition, beating Talavera de la Reina 3–2 through Mbappé's brace and an own goal. Three days later, Madrid closed the year on a high, getting a 2–0 win over Sevilla, courtesy of goals from Bellingham and Mbappé. On 23 December, Madrid loaned out Endrick to Lyon until the end of the season.

January

On 4 January, Madrid started their year, as Gonzalo García's hat-trick and goals from Raúl Asencio and Fran García gave Real a crushing 5–1 victory over Real Betis. Four days later, goals from Valverde and Rodrygo helped Madrid to get a 2–1 win over city rivals Atlético Madrid and reach the Supercopa de España final. On 11 January, goals from Vinícius and Gonzalo García were not enough for success in the Supercopa de España final, as Madrid finished as runners-up with a 2–3 loss against Barcelona. The next day, Madrid and Alonso parted ways by mutual agreement, with Álvaro Arbeloa being appointed the new head coach. Two days later, Arbeloa's first match ended in an disappointing early Copa del Rey exit, as Madrid lost 2–3 to second-division Albacete with goals from Mastantuono and Gonzalo García. On 17 January, Madrid returned to winning ways, beating Levante 2–0 at home, as Mbappé and Asencio got on the scoresheet. Three days later, Mbappé's brace and strikes from Mastantuono, Vinícius and Bellingham, as well as an own goal, saw Madrid take a dominating 6–1 win over Monaco in the Champions League. On 24 January, two goals from Mbappé sealed three points for Madrid, as Real won 2–0 against Villarreal at the La Cerámica. Four days later, Madrid suffered a 2–4 defeat against Benfica in the Champions League, with Mbappé scoring both goals for the team, and dropped out of the top eight, having to play in the knockout phase play-offs for the second season in a row.

February

On 1 February, a goal from Vinícius and Mbappé's injury time penalty winner gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Rayo Vallecano. A week later, Madrid beat Valencia 2–0 on the road, as Carreras and Mbappé got on the scoresheet. On 14 February, Gonzalo García's goal, a double from Vinícius and a strike from Valverde helped Madrid to a 4–1 victory over Real Sociedad. Three days later, a lone goal from Vinícius sealed a 1–0 win over knockout phase play-offs opponents Benfica in the first leg. On 21 February, Madrid suffered a 1–2 loss at Osasuna, as Vinícius' goal was not enough for any points. Four days later, Madrid played the return leg of the knockout phase play-offs, as goals from Aurélien Tchouaméni and Vinícius secured a 2–1 victory against Benfica and progression to the round of 16 with a 3–1 win on aggregate.

March

On 2 March, Madrid's first game of the month turned out to be their second consecutive league defeat, losing to Getafe 0–1 at home. Four days later, a goal from Tchouaméni, as well as Valverde's late winner, gave Madrid three points in a 2–1 win over Celta Vigo. On 11 March, Madrid faced Manchester City, playing the English side for the fifth consecutive Champions League knockout phase, as a hat-trick from Valverde saw Madrid to take a 3–0 victory in the first leg of round of 16. Four days later, Madrid got a 4–1 win against Elche, as Antonio Rüdiger, Valverde, Huijsen and Güler got on the scoresheet. On 17 March, Madrid booked their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2–1 win at Manchester City and 5–1 on aggregate, as Vinícius scored both goals for the team. Five days later, another brace from Vinícius and Valverde's goal led Real to a 3–2 Madrid derby win over Atlético Madrid.

Players

2025–26 Real Madrid CF season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BEL	Thibaut Courtois
2	DF	ESP	Dani Carvajal (captain)
3	DF	BRA	Éder Militão
4	DF	AUT	David Alaba
5	MF	ENG	Jude Bellingham
6	MF	FRA	Eduardo Camavinga
7	FW	BRA	Vinícius Júnior
8	MF	URU	Federico Valverde (vice-captain)
10	FW	FRA	Kylian Mbappé
11	FW	BRA	Rodrygo
12	DF	ENG	Trent Alexander-Arnold
13	GK	UKR	Andriy Lunin
No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	FRA	Aurélien Tchouaméni
15	MF	TUR	Arda Güler
16	FW	ESP	Gonzalo García
17	DF	ESP	Raúl Asencio
18	DF	ESP	Álvaro Carreras
19	MF	ESP	Dani Ceballos
20	DF	ESP	Fran García
21	FW	MAR	Brahim Díaz
22	DF	GER	Antonio Rüdiger
23	DF	FRA	Ferland Mendy
24	DF	ESP	Dean Huijsen
30	FW	ARG	Franco Mastantuono

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
9	FW	BRA	Endrick (at Lyon from 1 January until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Type	Ref.
1 June 2025	DF	Dean Huijsen	Bournemouth	Transfer
DF	Trent Alexander-Arnold	Liverpool
14 July 2025	DF	Álvaro Carreras	Benfica
28 July 2025	DF	Raúl Asencio	Real Madrid Castilla	Promotion
8 August 2025	FW	Gonzalo García
14 August 2025	FW	Franco Mastantuono	River Plate	Transfer

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Type	Ref.
1 June 2025	DF	Jesús Vallejo	Albacete	End of contract
9 July 2025	MF	Luka Modrić	AC Milan
16 July 2025	DF	Lucas Vázquez	Bayer Leverkusen
1 January 2026	FW	Endrick	Lyon	Loan

Contract renewals

Date	Pos.	Player	Contract length	Contract ends	Ref.
8 August 2025	FW	Gonzalo García	Three years	2030

Pre-season and friendlies

2025–26 Real Madrid CF season

On 1 August 2025, Real Madrid announced a friendly match against WSG Tirol.

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	19 August 2025	24 May 2026	Matchday 1		29	22	3	4	63	26	+37	075.86
Copa del Rey	17 December 2025	14 January 2026	Round of 32	Round of 16	2	1	0	1	5	5	+0	050.00
Supercopa de España	8 January 2026	11 January 2026	Semi-finals	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
UEFA Champions League	16 September 2025		League phase		12	9	0	3	29	14	+15	075.00
Total	45	33	3	9	101	49	+52	073.33

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (Q)	29	24	1	4	78	28	+50	73	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2	Real Madrid (X)	29	22	3	4	63	26	+37	69
3	Villarreal	29	18	4	7	54	34	+20	58
4	Atlético Madrid	29	17	6	6	49	28	+21	57
5	Real Betis	29	11	11	7	44	37	+7	44	Qualification for the Europa League league phase

Results summary

Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
29	22	3	4	63	26	+37	69	13	0	2	36	12	+24	9	3	2	27	14	+13

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2025.

Copa del Rey

Madrid entered the tournament in the round of 32, as they had qualified for the 2026 Supercopa de España.

League phase

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
7	Sporting CP	8	5	1	2	17	11	+6	16	Advance to round of 16 (seeded)
8	Manchester City	8	5	1	2	15	9	+6	16
9	Real Madrid	8	5	0	3	21	12	+9	15	Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
10	Inter Milan	8	5	0	3	15	7	+8	15
11	Paris Saint-Germain	8	4	2	2	21	11	+10	14

Overall	Home	Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
8	5	0	3	21	12	+9	15	3	0	1	10	4	+6	2	0	2	11	8	+3

Knockout phase play-offs

The knockout phase play-off draw was held on 30 January 2026.

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw was held on 27 February 2026.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw was held on 27 February 2026, after the round of 16 draw.

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	Supercopa de España
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Thibaut Courtois	41	0	28	0	0	0	11	0	2	0
2	DF		Dani Carvajal	18	0	12	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
3	DF		Éder Militão	16	1	13	1	0	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF		David Alaba	13	0	8	0	1	0	3	0	1	0
5	MF		Jude Bellingham	29	6	19	4	1	0	7	2	2	0
6	MF		Eduardo Camavinga	34	2	21	1	1	0	10	1	2	0
7	FW		Vinícius Júnior	43	17	28	11	1	0	12	5	2	1
8	MF		Federico Valverde	42	8	28	4	1	0	11	3	2	1
9	FW		Endrick †	3	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	FW		Kylian Mbappé	34	38	24	23	1	2	8	13	1	0
11	FW		Rodrygo	27	3	19	1	1	0	5	1	2	1
12	DF		Trent Alexander-Arnold	21	0	14	0	0	0	7	0	0	0
13	GK		Andriy Lunin	5	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Aurélien Tchouaméni	41	2	26	1	1	0	12	1	2	0
15	MF		Arda Güler	45	4	29	4	2	0	12	0	2	0
16	FW		Gonzalo García	32	6	23	4	2	1	5	0	2	1
17	DF		Raúl Asencio	30	2	19	2	1	0	8	0	2	0
18	DF		Álvaro Carreras	35	2	24	2	1	0	8	0	2	0
19	MF		Dani Ceballos	22	0	15	0	1	0	4	0	2	0
20	DF		Fran García	19	1	9	1	2	0	7	0	1	0
21	FW		Brahim Díaz	31	1	21	0	0	0	10	1	0	0
22	DF		Antonio Rüdiger	18	1	12	1	0	0	5	0	1	0
23	DF		Ferland Mendy	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
24	DF		Dean Huijsen	32	2	21	2	2	0	8	0	1	0
27	DF		Diego Aguado	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF		Jorge Cestero	5	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0
30	FW		Franco Mastantuono	27	3	16	1	2	1	7	1	2	0
35	DF		David Jiménez	4	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF		Manuel Ángel	5	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0
38	MF		César Palacios	4	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
40	DF		Víctor Valdepeñas	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW		Daniel Yáñez	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
45	MF		Thiago Pitarch	8	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
47	MF		Daniel Mesonero	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

Goals

Rank	Player	La Liga	CdR	UCL	Supercopa	Total
1	Kylian Mbappé	23	2	13	0	38
2	Vinícius Júnior	11	0	5	1	17
3	Federico Valverde	4	0	3	1	8
4	Jude Bellingham	4	0	2	0	6
Gonzalo García	4	1	0	1	6
6	Arda Güler	4	0	0	0	4
7	Franco Mastantuono	1	1	1	0	3
Rodrygo	1	0	1	1	3
9	Raúl Asencio	2	0	0	0	2
Eduardo Camavinga	1	0	1	0	2
Álvaro Carreras	2	0	0	0	2
Dean Huijsen	2	0	0	0	2
Aurélien Tchouaméni	1	0	1	0	2
14	Brahim Díaz	0	0	1	0	1
Fran García	1	0	0	0	1
Éder Militão	1	0	0	0	1
Antonio Rüdiger	1	0	0	0	1
Own goals	0	1	1	0	2
Total	63	5	29	4	101

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	La Liga	CdR	UCL	Supercopa	Total
1	Thibaut Courtois	11	0	4	0	15
2	Andriy Lunin	0	0	0	0	0
Total	11	0	4	0	15

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	La Liga	CdR	UCL	Supercopa	Total	Notes
18	DF		Álvaro Carreras	5		1				4			1			10		1
24	DF		Dean Huijsen	5		1	1			2						8		1
30	FW		Franco Mastantuono	4		1										4		1
8	MF		Federico Valverde	2		1							1			3		1
2	DF		Dani Carvajal									1						1
9	FW		Endrick			1												1
13	GK		Andriy Lunin			1												1
17	DF		Raúl Asencio	3			1			1	1		1			6	1
11	MF		Rodrygo	3						1	1					4	1
20	DF		Fran García		1												1
7	FW		Vinícius Júnior	7						2			1			10
14	MF		Aurélien Tchouaméni	7						2						9
10	FW		Kylian Mbappé	3						2						5
5	MF		Jude Bellingham	1			1			2						4
3	DF		Éder Militão	2						1						3
6	MF		Eduardo Camavinga	1						1						2
12	DF		Trent Alexander-Arnold	1						1						2
15	MF		Arda Güler	1						1						2
21	FW		Brahim Díaz	1						1						2
1	GK		Thibaut Courtois	1												1
4	DF		David Alaba	1												1
16	FW		Gonzalo García	1												1
19	MF		Dani Ceballos	1												1
22	DF		Antonio Rüdiger							1						1
38	MF		César Palacios							1						1
45	MF		Thiago Pitarch	1												1

Last updated: 22 March 2026 Source: FBREF Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Awards

La Liga awards

Award	Month	Player / Coach	Ref.
Coach of the Month	August	Xabi Alonso
Player of the Month	September	Kylian Mbappé
U23 Player of the Month	Arda Güler
Goal of the Month	Éder Militão
Player of the Month	October	Kylian Mbappé
Goal of the Month	January	Gonzalo García
March	Arda Güler

Mahou awards

Award	Month	Player	Ref.
Player of the Month	August	Kylian Mbappé
September
October	Arda Güler
November	Kylian Mbappé
December	Thibaut Courtois
January	Kylian Mbappé
February	Federico Valverde

Annual Awards

<table><thead><tr><th>Award</th><th>Player(s) / Coach</th><th>Ref.</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>FIFPRO Men's World 11</td><td>Jude Bellingham Kylian Mbappé</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>