Elimination from the 2024-25 Champions League must have hit Real Madrid hard, but Los Blancos already have big events to look forward to ahead of the 2025-26 season.
Under Carlo Ancelotti's most recent managerial spell at the club, Real suffered a quarter-finals exit at the hands of Arsenal in the European top flight, in a term they won the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup.
However, the Spanish giants will be involved in the first 32-team Club World Cup from June, as the winners of the 2021-22 and 2023-24 Champions League tournaments.
Xabi Alonso officially replaced Ancelotti as the club's new manager, as the Italian departed to take on the Brazil national team job.
Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about Real Madrid's pre-season plans ahead of the 2025-26 season.