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Real Madrid La Liga 2025–26 Fixtures: Key Dates, Season Preview & Xabi Alonso Era Begins

Real Madrid enters the 2025–26 La Liga season under new manager Xabi Alonso with hopes of reclaiming glory. Check the full fixture list, key match dates, El Clásico schedule, and season preview.

Moinak Banerjee

Last updated: 20.07.2025

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Real Madrid will enter the 2025-26 La Liga season, ushering in a new era under club legend Xabi Alonso, and hopes to reclaim its glory after a forgettable campaign last time. Not only did Los Blancos fail to win any silverware in the past season, apart from the one-off UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup, they were beaten to all available domestic trophies by arch-rivals Barcelona and eliminated from the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League. The Catalan giants beat Real Madrid in the two domestic cup finals and also completed a league double, causing them to lose four El Clásicos in a single season for the first time in 42 years. That ended the second stint of Carlo Ancelotti at the club with a lot of lingering issues to address for the Spaniard now in charge.

Alonso’s men took part in the inaugural FIFA Club World Cup this summer, making a promising run to the semifinals but then getting demolished by PSG, so they will have less time and rest than rivals Barcelona to prepare for the new season, with even city rivals Atletico Madrid leading in that aspect having suffered a group stage elimination from the tournament. Despite a positive start to his campaign, the history-making manager in the Bundesliga saw the flaws in his side in the humiliating 4-0 loss to the European champions, so he will have the burden to deliver at least one important silverware in the new season especially after Barcelona looking to make a dynasty after turning into a force again under Hansi Flick. The new La Liga season for Real Madrid kicks off on 17th August 2025 at home against Osasuna, with their first away game against promoted side Real Oviedo a weekend later.

The first important game on the domestic calendar will be the Madrid derby against Atletico in the Metropolitano at the end of September. Alonso’s team should have no excuse if they fail to make a good start with a favourable fixture list leading up to the clash in the Spanish capital. They need it badly, knowing that they will experience the first El Clásico of the season against league holders FC Barcelona just two games later. Los Blancos will also be engaged in an intense League Phase period of the Champions League, so they need to navigate this period properly. Barring any catastrophic downfall, Real Madrid will be in title contention come May 2026, but will be on their toes facing the Catalan giants at the reverse clash in Camp Nou and ending the campaign against a tricky Athletic Club side in the final month.

Important Dates

28 September 2025

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

26 October 2025

Real Madrid v Barcelona

22 March 2026

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid

10 May 2026

Barcelona v Real Madrid

24 May 2026

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid La Liga schedule 25/26

August 2025

17 August 2025

Real Madrid v Osasuna

24 August 2025

Real Oviedo v Real Madrid

31 August 2025

Real Madrid v Mallorca

September 2025

14 September 2025

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

21 September 2025

Real Madrid v Espanyol

24 September 2025

Levante v Real Madrid

28 September 2025

Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid

October 2025

5 October 2025

Real Madrid v Villarreal

19 October 2025

Getafe v Real Madrid

26 October 2025

Real Madrid v Barcelona

November 2025

2 November 2025

Real Madrid v Valencia

9 November 2025

Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid

23 November 2025

Elche v Real Madrid

30 November 2025

Girona v Real Madrid

December 2025

7 December 2025

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

14 December 2025

Alaves v Real Madrid

21 December 2025

Sevilla v Real Madrid

January 2026

4 January 2026

Real Madrid v Betis

11 January 2026

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

18 January 2026

Real Madrid v Levante

25 January 2026

Villarreal v Real Madrid

February 2026

1 February 2026

Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano

8 February 2026

Valencia v Real Madrid

15 February 2026

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

22 February 2026

Osasuna v Real Madrid

March 2026

1 March 2026

Real Madrid v Getafe

08 March 2026

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

15 March 2026

Real Madrid v Elche

22 March 2026

Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid

April 2026

5 April 2026

Mallorca v Real Madrid

12 April 2026

Real Madrid v Girona

19 April 2026

Real Betis v Real Madrid

22 April 2026

Real Madrid v Alaves

May 2026

3 May 2026

Espanyol v Real Madrid

10 May 2026

Barcelona v Real Madrid

13 May 2026

Real Madrid v Real Oviedo

17 May 2026

Sevilla v Real Madrid

24 May 2026

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao

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