Real Madrid have gone with a strong preseason XI for the Trofeo Teresa Herrera friendly against Deportivo La Coruna. The listed side puts Andriy Lunin behind a back four of Denzel Dumfries, Huijsen, Rüdiger and Carreras, with Camavinga and Bernardo Silva in midfield. Vinicius Júnior, Arda Güler, Brahim Díaz and Endrick make up the attacking line, and the kickoff is listed for 21:00 CET at Riazor in La Coruña, Spain.
Real Madrid's selection
The headline is the selection itself. Madrid have not treated this as a loose summer runout, and the names in the XI reflect that. Vinicius Júnior is in the side, Arda Güler is in the side, and Endrick is there too, while Brahim Díaz and Bernardo Silva give the midfield and attack a more experienced feel than a typical preseason mix.
The season numbers fit that approach. Madrid arrive with four wins in their last five league matches, scoring nine goals and conceding four in that run. Vinicius Júnior has five appearances in the season aggregate, while Arda Güler has three, so this does not look like a sharp break from the regular squad picture. It looks like minutes being spread across players who are already part of the rotation.
The Trofeo Teresa Herrera stage
The match is being played as the Trofeo Teresa Herrera friendly, so this is still preseason rather than a competitive fixture. Even so, the XI is stronger than the relaxed line-ups clubs often use at this point in the summer, especially with the 21:00 CET kickoff set for Riazor.
That is probably the most useful read on it. Real Madrid are using the game to keep senior players ticking over while giving important minutes to younger names who should matter across the season. Deportivo La Coruna get a properly strong opponent, and Madrid get a test that looks closer to first-team business than a standard warm-up.
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