Deportivo vs Real Madrid: Confirmed Lineups for Pre-Season Friendly

Deportivo and Real Madrid have revealed their starting teams for the pre-season friendly at the Estadio Abanca-Riazor.

Real Madrid recently defeated Ferencvaros 2-1, with goals from Mario Rivas and Carlos Espi. Deportivo also secured a victory against Genoa, following a draw with Fiorentina. Both teams are preparing for their respective league campaigns, with Madrid starting their La Liga season against Espanyol on August 22, and Deportivo hosting Elche on August 17.

Deportivo Confirmed Team vs Real Madrid

Deportivo starting XI: Leo Roman, Ximo Navarro, Lucas Noubi, Bright Ede, Angelino, Noe, Lorenzo Amatucci, Mario Soriano, Luismi Cruz, Nsongo Bil, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Deportivo substitutes: German, Alvaro Ferllo, Arnau Comas, Dani Barcia, Diego Villares, Zakaria, Mella, Quagliata, Riki, Loureiro, Kevin SR, Gijselhart

Real Madrid Full Lineup vs Deportivo

Real Madrid has made four changes from their previous match against Ferencvaros, introducing Antonio Rudiger and Dean Huijsen in defense, and Bernardo Silva and Vinicius Junior in attack.

Real Madrid starting XI: Andriy Lunin, Denzel Dumfries, Antonio Rudiger, Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras, Bernardo Silva, Eduardo Camavinga, Brahim Diaz, Arda Guler, Vinicius Junior, Endrick

Real Madrid substitutes: Sergio Mestre, Federico Valverde, Carlos Espi, Jorge Cestero, Joan Martínez, Diego, Mario Rivas, Lamini Fati, Daniel Yanez, Alexis Ciria

Deportivo vs Real Madrid Key Statistics

This is the first competitive meeting between Deportivo and Real Madrid since the 2017/18 season, following Deportivo's promotion.
Deportivo's last encounter with Madrid in January 2018 resulted in a 7-1 loss, which matched their largest losing margin against this opponent.
Deportivo has lost their last 10 competitive matches against Real Madrid, with their last positive result being a 0-0 draw in February 2011.
Since their successive wins in 2008, Deportivo has not won in 15 La Liga fixtures against Madrid.
Deportivo conceded the fewest away goals (19) in La Liga last season and matched Barcelona's away points tally of 37.
Real Madrid has a strong scoring record against Deportivo, netting 16 goals in their last three league games while conceding only three.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the all-time leading scorer in this fixture with 13 goals.
Real Madrid has won 58 of their 103 competitive matches against Deportivo, with 24 losses and 21 draws.

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Deportivo and Real Madrid have confirmed their starting teams for their pre-season friendly match at the Estadio Abanca-Riazor.

Los Blancos recently secured a 2-1 victory over Hungarian side Ferencvaros, with goals from Mario Rivas and Carlos Espi. On the same day, Deportivo followed up a draw with Fiorentina by winning against Genoa. Both teams are gearing up for their league openers; Madrid's La Liga campaign begins against Espanyol on August 22, while Deportivo hosts Elche on August 17.