Xabi Alonso’s side are due to play Osasuna in their 2025-26 La Liga season opener at the Santiago Bernabeu on August 19th.
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According to ESPN, they have now requested it be delayed as they won’t have the minimum of six weeks - three weeks rest and a minimum three weeks of preseason training - between tournaments that the Spanish Players' Union (AFE) had agreed with LaLiga.
Real Madrid are set to play current European Champions PSG in their semi-final on Wednesday, and should they win, will face either Chelsea or Fluminense in the final on Sunday (July 13).
La Liga president Javier Tebas has been a vocal critic of the Club World Cup, recently saying he “will do everything in his power” to make sure the tournament doesn’t happen again.