India, Aug. 16 -- Real Madrid CF have made a breathtaking start to their final pre-season friendly. Los Blancos, up against Schalke, secured an early two-goal lead at the VELTINS-Arena. Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock a few minutes into the game, while Dean Huijsen doubled their advantage. Schalke 04 have time to recover, but Real Madrid appeared to be in full control.

The La Liga giants, under Jose Mourinho, look forward to ending their trophy drought, heading into the 2026-27 campaign. The Madrid-based side were unable to claim any official title in the last two seasons.

Real Madrid begin their La Liga campaign with an away fixture against Espanyol on August 22. The league is already underway, but the big three, including FC Barcelon...