Real Madrid beat Albacete 3-0 in first pre-season friendly

First successful test for Madrid in this pre-season. The 'Merengues' won their behind-closed-doors friendly they played on Wednesday against Albacete, a match about which nothing has come to light until on Thursday morning, 25th July.

In a mixture of first team players (7) and Madrid Castilla, Carlo Ancelotti put out his first starting eleven with the following eleven players: Courtois; Lucas, Vallejo, Asencio, Fran Garcia; Mario Martin, Ceballos, Palacios, Nico Paz, Brahim and Latasa.

As reported by the newspaper ‘Marca’, the match kicked off at around 19.30 CEST in Valdebebas with a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius. The heat was the protagonist of the match, as was Brahim Diaz, who netted the first goal.

The Spanish forward, who in the end did not go to the Olympics with Morocco, showed that he has been working hard from the first day. Juanmi Latasa, on loan at Getafe last season, was responsible for extending the lead against Albacete just before half-time.

One of the big names of the first half was Nico Paz, who provided two assists for his side. After the break, Lunin picked up the baton along with the rest of the Castilla team. The La Mancha side, who tried unsuccessfully, found themselves 3-0 down when Reinier, another of those who has no place in the first team, scored.

Ancelotti was happy with the result and also because he has no injuries. Madrid, who have more training sessions ahead of them in the next few days, will head to the United States on Sunday. Next Wednesday will be the first friendly and it will be against Milan.