1 season overview
1.1 pre-season
1.2 august
1.3 september
1.4 october
1.5 november
1.6 december
1.7 january
1.8 february
1.9 march
1.10 april
season overview
pre-season
real madrid started summer without manager, josé mourinho departed manage chelsea. on 25 june, carlo ancelotti officially announced real madrid s new manager next 3 seasons. appeared first press conference in front of media on june 26.
on 3 june, real madrid announced first signing of season exercising buyback option dani carvajal bayer luverkusen €6.5 million.
on 10 june, real madrid announced signing of former youth system loanee casemiro são paulo €6 million.
on 27 june, real madrid announced first major signing of season in isco málaga €30 million.
on 10 july, real madrid agreed contract extension defender nacho, keeping him club 4 more years.
on 11 july, real madrid announced sale of josé callejón napoli €10 million.
on 12 july, asier illarramendi real sociedad became fourth signing real madrid €32.2 million , stay @ club next 6 years. fifth player in first team won 2011 uefa european under-21 championship last june spain.
on 21 july, real madrid began pre-season campaign against english 2nd division side afc bournemouth. carlo ancelotti s first game in charge, real madrid winning 6–0, goals coming brace cristiano ronaldo , goals sami khedira, gonzalo higuaín, casemiro , Ángel di maría. real madrid announced sale of raúl albiol napoli €11 million.
on 24 july, real madrid played second pre-season match against lyon, coming 2 goals down draw 2–2 goals coming casemiro , Álvaro morata. real madrid agreed on contract extension jesé keep him @ club 4 additional years.
on 25 july, real madrid agreed contract extension denis cheryshev, keeping him club 4 more years.
on 27 july, real madrid faced paris saint-germain, ancelotti s former club, winning 1–0, karim benzema scoring goal. also, real madrid announced sale of gonzalo higuaín napoli €40 million.
on 1 august, real madrid played first match in international champions cup (icc) against la galaxy, recording 3–1 victory goal Ángel di maría , 2 karim benzema.
on 3 august, real madrid faced everton in icc semi-finals, beating them 2–1, cristiano ronaldo , mesut Özil scoring goals.
on 7 august, real madrid faced chelsea in icc final, led former manager josé mourinho. real madrid recorded 3–1 victory; brace cristiano ronaldo , goal marcelo helping record 3–1 win los blancos.
on 10 august, real madrid played final pre-season match against italian squad inter. los merengues got goals kaká , ronaldo , ricky Álvarez own goal in 3–0 victory.
concluding summer transfer window, madrid had signed 5 players, promoting 3 more youth system. madrid had spent €165.5 million in summer window, able recoup €108.5 million, resulting in loss of €57 million.
august
real madrid officially kicked off la liga campaign on 18 august, playing home real betis. ancelotti fielded 4–3–3 formation, while playing style of attacking football, of josé mourinho s tactics. real madrid went on win match 2–1, goals karim benzema , debutante isco, ensuring ancelotti got off winning start.
madrid s second match of season – , final match of august – 0–1 away win @ granada, goal benzema ensured victory club.
september
madrid s third match of campaign 3–1 home win against athletic bilbao, brace isco , goal cristiano ronaldo sealing deal los blancos.
madrid unable progress table, recording 2–2 away draw against villarreal. although there goals both of madrid s world record signings, 2 goals cani , giovani dos santos held real draw.
madrid s third match of september club s opening champions league away clash turkish side galatasaray. match turned out goal fest, madrid producing 6 out of 7 goals scored. hat-trick cristiano ronaldo, 2 benzema , 1 isco ensured madrid side 1–6 victory.
in real s fourth match of september, fourth match of liga campaign, madrid recorded 4–1 home win against getafe, following brace ronaldo, goal pepe , goal isco ensured madrid side victory.
los blancos travelled away elche, coming home 1–2 win 2 goals ronaldo.
madrid faced rivals atlético madrid in el derbi madrileño. diego costa goal in 11th minute needed atlético, securing 0–1 win against rivals.
october
real madrid opened october second champions league clash, time against danish side copenhagen @ santiago bernabéu. braces both ronaldo , di maría produced goals madrid, won 4–0.
madrid travelled levante, recording 2–3 away win, goals sergio ramos, Álvaro morata , ronaldo, coming 2–1 down. real madrid hosted málaga in 2-0 home win, goals di maría , ronaldo.
los blancos began second champions league group clash, time against italian side juventus. ronaldo opened scoring, netting in fourth minute, while fernando llorente equalised mere ten minutes later juve, equalizing score @ 1–1. penalty awarded madrid in 29th minute, converted ronaldo. game ended @ 2–1 madrid.
real madrid travelled away barcelona, in el clásico. goals neymar , alexis sánchez gave catalan side lead, stoppage time goal jesé resulted in barça holding one-goal deficit against madrid.
real madrid hosted sevilla, match proved ten-goal thriller. hat-trick ronaldo, along brace bale , benzema, ensured los blancos deserved win.
november
real madrid opened november tight 2–3 away win against rayo vallecano. 2 goals ronaldo, along 1 benzema, gave spanish side win.
madrid faced juventus in champions league group clash, time away. game had ended 2–2, goals ronaldo , gareth bale, arturo vidal , fernando llorente scoring italian side.
real faced real sociedad @ santiago bernabéu, madrid finishing match in first half, putting away 4 goals. goals before break included brace ronaldo, 1 benzema , 1 sami khedira. ronaldo completed hat-trick in second half, game ending 5–1 real.
real faced galatasary again in champions league group clash, time @ home, madrid winning 4–1. sergio ramos got dismissed near half-time break, consistent madrid side held on goals bale, di maría, isco , Álvaro arbeloa giving spanish giants victory, along ensuring madrid side place in knockout phase of champions league.
on 27th, defensive midfielder sami khedira suffered season-long injury playing in international match germany against italy. injury described huge shock teammate xabi alonso.
november turned out month in madrid went undefeated in competitions, real closed november 4–0 home win against real valladolid, hat trick bale , 1 benzema ensuring madrid side win.
december
real madrid began december against olímpic de xàtiva in copa del rey round of 32, game ending 0–0.
madrid faced copenhagen away second champions league group clash, game ending 0–2 real. goals luka modrić , ronaldo gave madrid win. ronaldo s goal set new record goals scored in champions league group stages, nine. match madrid s final of group stages , team in group progress in knockout round undefeated.
los blancos faced osasuna away on 14th. madrid down 2–0 in first 40 minutes, , down ten men (sergio ramos dismissed @ stroke of half time), able come away draw isco , pepe scored salvage point.
real faced olímpic de xàtiva second leg in cope del rey, time madrid winning 2–0 @ home , progressing in competition. goal asier illarramendi along penalty di maría gave them goals , side able progress round of 16.
madrid faced valencia away in la liga, madrid winning 2–3, despite once trailing 2–1. goals ronaldo, di maría , jesé gave madrid side 3 points climb la liga table, along going through final 2 months of 2013 undefeated.
january
madrid officially kicked off 2014 in la liga home match against celta de vigo. madrid had failed score in first half, benzema goal in 67th minute broke deadlock. real, however, not finished, 2 goals ronaldo, 1 in 82nd , in stoppage time of second half, gave madrid side 3 points.
real s second match against osasuna in copa del rey round of 16, first leg being played @ santiago bernabéu. 17th-minute goal benzema, along 60th-minute strike youth star jesé gave madrid side 2–0 aggregate advantage heading second leg.
madrid s third game of january came in la liga, real visiting espanyol away. goal centre-back pepe required madrid collect 3 points in 0–1 win.
madrid had focus on second leg copa del rey round of 16 clash away @ osasuna. madrid again won game 0–2, goal ronaldo , di maría, scored in 21st , 56th minutes respectively. win meant real had progressed quarter-finals of copa del rey.
real madrid faced real betis away, had ended 0–5 madrid. goals ronaldo, bale, benzema, di maría , morata helped collect 3 points. win made madrid on joint top of la liga.
madrid faced espanyol in quarter-finals of copa del rey, earning 0–1 away result benzema goal.
real faced 17th-placed granada in routine 2–0 home win. goals came ronaldo , benzema in 56th , 74th minute respectively. win propelled madrid side top of la liga.
madrid s final match of january came 1–0 home win against espanyol in quarter-finals of copa del rey. youth project jesé scored on, , madrid able hang on tight until end, winning 2–0 on aggregate , progressing semi-finals.
february
madrid kicked off february disappointing 1–1 draw fourth-placed athletic bilbao. goal jesé produced madrid side. finished on sour note, ronaldo sent off in 75th minute.
madrid scheduled face fierce rivals atlético madrid in semi-finals of copa del rey. real without suspended ronaldo, star portuguese forward not required, won @ home 3–0. goals came centre-back pepe, winger jesé , argentinian forward Ángel di maría.
real madrid faced villarreal in la liga, winning 4–2 @ home. goals bale, brace benzema , along strike jesé gave madrid win, goals mario , giovani dos santos villarreal denied madrid clean sheet. ronaldo s final match suspended, meaning available in second leg of copa del rey clash against atlético.
real s fourth match of february second leg clash against atlético in copa del rey. returning star ronaldo gave real madrid win, 2 converted penalties. these 2 goals meant ronaldo netted impressive 34 goals in competitions, , meant madrid face barcelona in el clásico copa del rey final @ mestalla stadium.
real madrid faced getafe in la liga, away @ coliseum alfonso pérez. madrid comfortably cruised through match, winning 0–3 goals jesé, had scored in last 3 la liga matches, along goals benzema , modrić, , win placed madrid side in second, on level points barcelona , atlético madrid.
the next match real madrid proved vital, winning allow them top la liga, spanish giants have not done 15 months, occur if barcelona , atlético madrid lose. faced elche @ home, winning 3–0 golazo gareth bale, struck thirty yards out, along goals illaramendi , isco. madrid winning, along barcelona losing 3–1 real sociedad , atlético losing 3–0 osasuna, allowed madrid top la liga 3 points.
madrid s last match of february first leg of last 16 champions league clash against schalke 04 away. match turned out seven-goal thriller madrid, won 1–6, killing off second leg , virtually guaranteeing madrid spot in last 8 of competition. braces scored returning ronaldo, winger bale , striker benzema. however, volley klaas-jan huntelaar in 90th minute denied madrid clean sheet, along ending captain , goalkeeper iker casillas record of going on 900 minutes without conceding.
march
real had chance extend lead @ top of table, should win in el derbi madrileño in la liga against atlético madrid. benzema scored on give real lead, before koke equalised, slotting bottom left corner. koke assisted second of atlético s goal, scored gabi, found top left corner. looking win real s bitter rivals, cristiano ronaldo scored , equalised , game ended 2–2. real gained point , maintained status quo @ top of la liga, carried one-point lead on barcelona.
real s second match of march second la liga match of march, leaders took on levante. ronaldo jumped highest powerfully head in di maría s left-wing corner , marcelo doubled lead shortly after restart. levante reduced ten men after david navarro fought opponent. real tripled lead after nikolaos karabelas slid ball in own net. win pushed real 3 points clear @ top of la liga, along being 4 points above rivals barcelona.
madrid had chance propel lead on barcelona, had dominated league in previous seasons, should beat málaga. barça suffered shock defeat @ hands of real valladolid, , should real win, madrid side 7 points clear @ top on fierce rivals. strike ronaldo gave madrid advantage, many shots went amiss , game finished in close 0–1 victory madrid side.
madrid subsequently hosted schalke 04 second leg of champions league last 16 clash, madrid boasting 6–1 aggreagate lead. strike ronaldo after 20th minute gave real lead tim hoogland equalize, , teams went half time @ 1–1. madrid continued pile on pressure , rewarded after ronaldo found net again in 74th minute. morata scored end game @ 3–1. winning @ combined score of 9–2 on both legs, madrid progressed next round of tournament
madrid hosted fierce rivals barcelona, beginning hit form , pile on pressure los blancos. in called 1 of entertaining clásicos of time, seven-goal thriller played. andrés iniesta gave barça lead in seventh minute, before 2 strikes karim benzema in under minute gave madrid lead. lionel messi scored equaliser, before ronaldo gave madrid advantage netting home penalty. messi equalised again after challenge madrid defender sergio ramos, along again netting home penalty, completed hat-trick argentinian, along him breaking record highest goalscorer in el clásico. game made notorious named 1 of controversial matches ever.
madrid travelled sevilla, hoping move la liga table , keep pressure on title rivals. madrid found net early, ronaldo, before carlos bacca netted in under 20 minutes. bacca scored again in 72nd minute, giving sevilla win , putting dent in madrid s title challenge.
madrid s final match of march @ home rayo vallecano, game madrid dominated, scoring 5 in process. ronaldo netted early, before right-back dani carvajal scored in second half. brace bale, along strike morata, gave madrid 3 points , off off momentum after suffering back-to-back defeats , host borussia dortmund in quarter-finals of champions league.
april
madrid began april hosting borussia dortmund in first leg of champions league quarter-final game @ santiago bernabéu. upon progressing after decimation of schalke 04 in round of 16, madrid hosted last year s finalists, winning 3–0. bale opened scoring in third minute, before isco added another, madrid leading 2–0 @ half time. ronaldo added before madrid played calm , won comprehensively. result required dortmund score 4 goals in next round progress further in competition.
madrid s second match of april against real sociedad, winning 4–0, after illarramendi, bale, pepe , morata helped madrid calm victory.
madrid travelled away dortmund second leg of champions league quarter-final game, , lost 2–0 after impressive solo performance marco reus. efforts fell fruition, however, madrid progressed semi-finals of competition, face last year s winners in bayern munich.
madrid s fourth match of april against almería, , match second in row in madrid scored 4 goals, 4–0 win kept them in race title, goals di maría, bale, isco , morata.
madrid s fifth match of april against fierce rivals barcelona in final of copa del rey. superstar ronaldo injured , unavailable game, madrid boasted proud record, side in competition not concede, , found net di maría. heading late stages of match, marc bartra scored barça, levelling scores. looked match contested in time, brilliant solo goal bale late on ensured madrid trophy, lifting 19th copa del rey title.
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