Record La Liga winners Real Madrid travel to Estadio Carlos Tartiere to play newly promoted Oviedo on Sunday, August 24. Xabi Alonso began his tenure before the FIFA Club World Cup, with Madrid reaching the semifinals then losing heavily to Paris Saint-Germain. Real edged Osasuna 1-0 via a Kylian Mbappe penalty after a short close-season and two-week preseason. Oviedo returned to the top flight after nearly 25 years by beating Mirandes in the playoff final, then lost 2-0 at Villarreal in their opening match. Oviedo coach Veljko Paunovic fields veterans such as Santi Cazorla and Salomon Rondon.
Record La Liga winners Real Madrid head to newly promoted Oviedo with a keen eye on new Los Blancos coach Xabi Alonso. Who: Oviedo vs Real Madrid What: Spanish La Liga Where: Estadio Carlos Tartiere in Oviedo, Spain When: Sunday, August 24, at 9:30pm (19:30 GMT) How to follow: We'll have all the updates on Al Jazeera Sport from 6:30pm (16:30 GMT) in advance of our live text commentary stream.
Alonso took charge of Madrid before the FIFA Club World Cup, in which his new charges reached the semifinals before suffering a humiliating defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain. After a short close-season break, Real returned to training before edging Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday thanks to a Kylian Mbappe penalty. After a two-week preseason, against a team who had longer, there were things missing, but the result gives us stability going forward, said Alonso after that match.
Oviedo returned to Spain's top flight after an absence of almost a quarter of a century by beating Mirandes in the second-tier playoff final in June. The club from the northern region of Asturias, coached by Serbian former player Veljko Paunovic, were therefore left facing a quick turnaround before tackling life back in La Liga. With a 40-year-old Santi Cazorla coming off the bench and Venezuela veteran Salomon Rondon leading the attack, Oviedo lost 2-0 away at Villarreal
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