Real Madrid Announces Final Summer Friendly

Real Madrid has announced a friendly match against Schalke 04 on August 16th. The game will take place at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, a venue where current Real Madrid manager José Mourinho won his first Champions League trophy in 2004. At that time, the Portuguese coach led Porto to a 3-0 victory over Monaco.

The friendly against Schalke will be Real Madrid's final tune-up before the start of the new season. The 'Whites' are set to play their first official match on August 22nd, away against Espanyol. For Schalke, the new season kicks off with an away DFB-Pokal match against fourth-tier side Hallescher on August 24th. This season marks their return to the Bundesliga after three seasons in the second division.