Real Madrid to Face Ferencváros in Budapest Friendly on August 8
Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.
At a glance
- Real Madrid will play a preseason friendly against Hungarian club Ferencváros on August 8 in Budapest.
- This match is Real Madrid's fifth confirmed friendly before their La Liga season opener on August 22.
- The club has already scheduled friendlies against Alcorcón, Leganés, Fiorentina, and will participate in the Teresa Herrera trophy against Deportivo La Coruña.
Real Madrid is set to play a preseason friendly match against Hungarian club Ferencváros on Saturday, August 8, in Budapest. This encounter will take place at Ferencváros's home stadium, the Groupama Arena, which has a capacity of 22,000 spectators.
The match is scheduled to kick off at 7:00 PM local time (5:00 PM GMT). This will be Real Madrid's fifth confirmed friendly fixture as they prepare for the upcoming La Liga season. The Spanish giants are scheduled to begin their domestic campaign on Saturday, August 22, with an away match against Espanyol.
Their La Liga opener has been postponed to Wednesday, August 26, against Real Sociedad at the Bernabéu stadium. This postponement is due to the participation of several Real Madrid players in the World Cup. The team's schedule also includes other preseason games: a friendly against Alcorcón on Friday, followed by matches against Leganés on July 28 and Italian club Fiorentina on August 1 in Klagenfurt, Austria.
Following the match against Ferencváros, Real Madrid will participate in the Teresa Herrera trophy on August 12, facing Deportivo La Coruña. Ferencváros is currently involved in the qualifying rounds for the Europa League.
Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.