2023–24 Real Madrid CF season
The 2023–24 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 120th season in existence and the club's 93rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madrid is participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Champions League.

This season is the first since 2008–09 not to feature Karim Benzema, who departed to Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, and the first since 2015–16 without Marco Asensio, who left Los Merengues to join French side Paris Saint-Germain.

Summary

Pre-season
On 3 June, at the end of the 2022–23 season, Madrid announced the departure of Marco Asensio due to the expiration of his contract, with the player having spent seven seasons playing for Los Blancos. On the same day, the club said goodbye to Mariano and Eden Hazard. The following day, Madrid announced an agreement with Karim Benzema for the club captain to depart in the summer after 14 years of service, with the Frenchman leaving the club as the joint-most decorated player in Real's history, having won 25 trophies. On 9 June, Madrid confirmed the return of the former club's academy player, Fran García, triggering the release clause to sign him from Rayo Vallecano on a four-year contract. The next day, Madrid announced that Brahim Díaz will be part of the first team for the 2023–24 season, additionally extending his contract until 2027. On 14 June, Madrid announced the signing of young midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund, penning a six-year deal with the Englishman. Five days later, Madrid brought back another club's youth academy product, signing Joselu on a one-year loan from Espanyol. On 21 June, Toni Kroos renewed his contract with the club until 2024. The next day, Madrid announced that the club's new captain, Nacho, had extended his contract for one more season, keeping him at Real until 2024. On 23 June, Dani Ceballos extended until 2027. Three days later, Madrid and Luka Modrić agreed on a one-season extension, with the Croatian signing a contract until 2024. On 6 July, Madrid announced the signing of Arda Güler from Fenerbahçe, agreeing a six-year deal with the Turkish talent. On 15 July, Jesús Vallejo joined Granada on a season-long loan.

August
On 12 August, Madrid started their 2023–24 campaign with a 2–0 win at the San Mamés, beating Athletic Bilbao in the first matchday of La Liga with a strike from Rodrygo and Bellingham's debut goal. Two days later, following Thibaut Courtois' ACL injury, Madrid signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea as his replacement on a season-long loan deal. On 19 August, Madrid took on Almería on the road and managed to get a 3–1 win, thanks to a brace from Bellingham and a goal from Vinícius Júnior. Six days later, a late Bellingham header helped Madrid to obtain a narrow 1–0 away win against Celta Vigo and continue their perfect league start.

Players

Transfers

In

Out

Contract renewals

Pre-season and friendlies
On 13 May 2023, Real Madrid announced they will travel to the United States to participate in the pre-season Soccer Champions Tour for the second time since last year's summer activity.

Competitions

Overview

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.

Copa del Rey

Madrid will enter the tournament in the round of 32, as they had qualified for the 2023–24 Supercopa de España.

Supercopa de España

Madrid qualified for the tournament by winning the 2022–23 Copa del Rey.

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 31 August 2023.

Statistics

Squad statistics

Goals

Clean sheets

Disciplinary record

Awards

La Liga Player of the Month

References

External links
 

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