Real Madrid won 4-1
Real Madrid won 4-1 at the Ciudad Real Madrid, establishing control in the opening half and never threatened thereafter. The hosts scored twice in four minutes to set the tone, then added two more in the second half to ease past their visitors with the kind of efficiency expected in a pre-season fixture.
Valverde opened the scoring in the 21st minute, assisted by Guler, and Madrid pressed home the advantage immediately. Garcia made it 2-0 just four minutes later, with Alexander-Arnold providing the assist, and the match was effectively decided. Leganes offered little resistance in the opening exchanges and found themselves chasing the game from that point.
The visitors did pull one back through N. Garcia in the 36th minute, a moment of respite before the interval, but it merely delayed the inevitable. Madrid's midfield controlled possession throughout the first half, and the early goals meant Leganes were forced into reactive football rather than any meaningful attempt to impose themselves on the contest.
The second period saw Madrid add gloss to the scoreline without ever needing to shift through the gears. Mastantuono extended the lead in the 58th minute, and Pulido made it 4-1 two minutes later. By that stage the outcome had long been settled, and the final scoreline reflected Madrid's superiority across the ninety minutes.
This was the kind of performance a side preparing for the competitive season would want to see - clinical in front of goal, composed in possession, and without any real lapses in concentration. Leganes offered limited threat and Madrid's defence was never seriously tested. A straightforward afternoon for the hosts, then, and exactly the sort of warm-up fixture that builds confidence and match fitness ahead of the campaign proper.
