Fans will have favourable memories against Schalke 04 at the Veltins-Arena - so it made for the perfect ground to finish the 2026 pre-season campaign. Kylian Mbappé was back, and straight into the line-up - joined by Vinícius Júnior and Thibaut Courtois. A number of Castilla players made the bench.
Kylian wasted no time getting back onto the scoresheet, scoring after 6 minutes - before Dean Huijsen doubled the lead before half-time. Vinícius Júnior missed a good chance to add another. Carlos Espí added a third in the second-half to round of pre-season with a 3-0 win for Real Madrid. Los Blancos kick their season off on Saturday against Espanyol in Barcelona.
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