2018–19 Real Madrid C.F. season

Real Madrid
2018–19 season
President Florentino Pérez
Manager Julen Lopetegui
Stadium Santiago Bernabéu
La Liga 4th
Copa del Rey Round of 32
UEFA Champions League Group stage
UEFA Super Cup Runner-up
FIFA Club World Cup Semifinals
Top goalscorer League:
Karim Benzema (4)
All:
Karim Benzema (5)
Highest home attendance 78,562
(vs Atlético Madrid, 29 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance 48,346
(vs Getafe, 19 August 2018)
Average home league attendance 63,549
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2018–19 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 115th season in existence and the club's 88th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Summary

Pre-season

After Zinedine Zidane's departure,[1][2] Madrid announced on 12 June 2018, that Julen Lopetegui would take over the head coaching position.[3]

On 22 June 2018, Madrid announced their first signing of the season, adding Andriy Lunin to the squad.[4] On 5 July 2018, Madrid signed Álvaro Odriozola.[5] Five days later, Madrid agreed to sell Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus.[6][7]

Thibaut Courtois joined Madrid on 8 August 2018 from Chelsea[8], while Mateo Kovačić moved to Chelsea on loan.[9]

August

The season started on 15 August, with the 2018 UEFA Super Cup against Atlético Madrid. The game was lost 2–4 after extra time. Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos gave Madrid the 2–1 lead up until ten minutes before the end of the game. It was the European finals loss after nine wins.[10] The new La Liga season started with a 2–0 victory against Getafe four days later, with goals from Dani Carvajal and Gareth Bale.[11] Against Girona, Madrid came out with a 4–1 victory from behind, with a brace from Benzema and goals from Ramos and Bale.[12] On 29 August 2018, Mariano Díaz Mejía returned to Madrid.[13]

September

On the first day of the new month, a brace from Benzema and goals from Bale and Ramos secured Madrid three points in a 4–1 win over Leganés.[14] The away game at Athletic Bilbao, on 15 September 2018, ended in a 1–1 draw with the lone goal coming from Isco.[15] Four days later, in the first match of group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, Madrid defeated Roma 3–0 after goals from Bale, Isco and Mariano.[16] Marco Asensio scored the lonely goal in a 1–0 win over RCD Espanyol, just three days later.[17] The first loss of the league season came on 26 September 2018, against Sevilla, losing 0–3.[18] In the first league madrid derby against Atlético Madird, the match ended in a goalless draw three days later.[19]

October

On 2 October 2018, the Champions League match at CSKA Moscow ended in a 0–1 loss.[20] Four days later, against Deportivo Alavés, Madrid lost again 0–1.[21]

Players

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas31EU 2014 146 0 2020 €10M
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal26EU 2013 207 5 2022 €6.5M Originally from youth system
3 DF Spain Jesús Vallejo21EU 2015 12 0 2021 €6M
4 DF Spain Sergio Ramos (Captain)32EU 2005 575 76 2020 €28M
5 DF France Raphaël Varane (3rd VC)25EU 2011 243 10 2022 €10M
6 DF Spain Nacho28EU 2012 167 9 2021 Youth system
7 FW Dominican Republic Mariano25EU 2018 19 6 2023 €23M Originally from youth system
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos28EU 2014 200 12 2022 €25M
9 FW France Karim Benzema (2nd VC)30EU 2009 423 197 2021 €35M
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić33EU 2012 267 13 2020 €30M
11 FW Wales Gareth Bale29EU 2013 194 92 2022 €100.8M
12 DF Brazil Marcelo (VC)30EU 2007 (Winter) 459 33 2022 €6.5M
13 GK Spain Kiko Casilla32EU 2015 43 0 2020 €6M Originally from youth system
14 MF Brazil Casemiro26Non-EU 2013 160 14 2021 €6M
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde20Non-EU 2016 0 0 2020 Youth system
17 FW Spain Lucas Vázquez27EU 2015 144 16 2021 €1M Originally from youth system
18 MF Spain Marcos Llorente23EU 2015 24 0 2021 Youth system
19 DF Spain Álvaro Odriozola22EU 2018 3 0 2024 €30M
20 MF Spain Marco Asensio22EU 2014 102 22 2023 €3.9M
22 MF Spain Isco26EU 2013 248 44 2022 €27M
23 DF Spain Sergio Reguilón21EU 2018 1 0 2021 Youth system
24 MF Spain Dani Ceballos22EU 2017 32 2 2023 €16.5M
25 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois26EU 2018 6 0 2024 €35M
28 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior18Non-EU 2018 2 0 2023 €45M
  • Last updated: 6 October 2018
  • Source: Realmadrid.com
  • Ordered by squad number.

Transfers

In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 25EU France Lyon Transfer Summer 2023 €22M Real Madrid C.F.
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 19Non-EU Real Madrid Castilla Promoted Summer 2021 Free
19 DF Spain Álvaro Odriozola 22EU Real Sociedad Transfer Summer 2024 €30M Real Madrid C.F.
25 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 26EU England Chelsea Transfer Summer 2024 €35M Real Madrid C.F.
28 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior 18Non-EU Brazil Flamengo Transfer Summer 2023 €45M Real Madrid C.F.
GK Ukraine Andriy Lunin 19EU Ukraine Zorya Luhansk Transfer Summer 2024 €8.5M Real Madrid C.F.
DF Portugal Fábio Coentrão 30EU Portugal Sporting CP End of Loan Summer 2019 Free
DF Austria Philipp Lienhart 21EU Germany SC Freiburg End of Loan Summer 2018 Free
MF Spain Omar Mascarell 25EU Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Buy-Back clause Summer 2018 €4M
MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 19EU Netherlands SC Heerenveen End of Loan Summer 2021 Free
MF Spain Lucas Torró 23EU Osasuna Buy-Back clause Summer 2018 €1.75M
FW Spain Raúl de Tomás 23EU Real Madrid Castilla Promoted Summer 2023 Free

Decrease Total Spending: €124.25M

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
7 FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 33EU Italy Juventus Transfer Summer €100M Juventus F.C.
15 DF France Theo Hernández 20EU Real Sociedad Loan Summer Free Real Sociedad
19 DF Morocco Achraf Hakimi 19EU Germany Borussia Dortmund Loan Summer Free Borussia Dortmund
21 FW Spain Borja Mayoral 21EU Levante Loan Summer Free Levanted UD
23 MF Croatia Mateo Kovačić 24EU England Chelsea Loan Summer Free Chelsea F.C.
GK Ukraine Andriy Lunin 19EU Leganés Loan Summer Free CD Leganés
DF Portugal Fábio Coentrão 30EU Portugal Rio Ave Released Summer Free Rio Ave F.C.
DF Austria Philipp Lienhart 21EU Germany SC Freiburg Transfer Summer €2M SC Freiburg
DF Spain Álvaro Tejero 21EU Albacete Loan Summer Free Albacete Balompié
MF Spain Aleix Febas 22EU Albacete Loan Summer Free Albacete Balompié
MF Spain Omar Mascarell 25EU Germany Schalke 04 Transfer Summer €10M FC Schalke 04
MF Norway Martin Ødegaard 19EU Netherlands Vitesse Loan Summer Free SBV Vitesse
MF Spain Óscar Rodríguez 20EU Leganés Loan Summer Free CD Leganés
MF Spain Lucas Torró 23EU Germany Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer Summer €3.5M Eintracht Frankfurt
FW Spain Raúl de Tomás 23EU Rayo Vallecano Loan Summer Free Rayo Vallecano
FW Paraguay Sergio Díaz 20Non-EU Brazil Corinthians Loan Summer Free Sport Club Corinthians Paulista
FW Netherlands Mink Peeters 20EU Lleida Loan Summer Free Lleida Esportiu

Increase Total Income: €115.5M

Net Income: Decrease €8.75M

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Times from 1 July to 27 October 2018 and from 31 March to 30 June 2019 are UTC+2, from 28 October 2018 to 30 March 2019 UTC+1.

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 19 August 201826 May 2019 Matchday 1 8 4 2 2 12 7 +5 050.00
Copa del Rey Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League 19 September 2018 Group stage 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 050.00
UEFA Super Cup 15 August 201815 August 2018 Final Runner-up 1 0 0 1 2 4 −2 000.00
FIFA Club World Cup 19 December 201822 December 2018 Semifinals 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 11 5 2 4 17 12 +5 045.45

Last updated: 6 October 2018
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Barcelona 8 4 3 1 19 9 +10 15 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Atlético Madrid 8 4 3 1 9 4 +5 15
4 Real Madrid 8 4 2 2 12 7 +5 14
5 Espanyol 8 4 2 2 11 7 +4 14 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Alavés 8 4 2 2 11 8 +3 14 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[25]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
8 4 2 2 12 7  +5 14 3 1 0 7 1  +6 1 1 2 5 6  −1

Last updated: 6 October 2018.
Source: LaLiga

Result round by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAH
ResultWWWDWLDL
Position41222224

Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2018. Source: LaLiga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

UEFA Champions League

Madrid joined the competition in the group stage.[26]

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSKA RM ROM PLZ
1 Russia CSKA Moscow 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 7 Nov 27 Nov
2 Spain Real Madrid 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3[lower-alpha 1] 12 Dec — 3–0 23 Oct
3 Italy Roma 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3[lower-alpha 1] Transfer to Europa League 23 Oct 27 Nov — 5–0
4 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 2 0 1 1 2 7 −5 1 2–2 7 Nov 12 Dec —
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head points: Real Madrid 3, Roma 0.

UEFA Super Cup

FIFA Club World Cup

Madrid will join the competition in the semi-finals.

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyChampions LeagueSuper CupClub World Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Costa Rica Keylor Navas 502000201000
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 815100201000
3 DF Spain Jesús Vallejo 000000000000
4 DF Spain Sergio Ramos 1038200101100
5 DF France Raphaël Varane 1007000201000
6 DF Spain Nacho 706000100000
7 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 513000210000
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos 1007000201000
9 FW France Karim Benzema 1158400201100
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić 1108000201000
11 FW Wales Gareth Bale 947300111000
12 DF Brazil Marcelo 705000101000
13 GK Spain Kiko Casilla 000000000000
14 MF Brazil Casemiro 1108000201000
15 MF Uruguay Federico Valverde 000000000000
17 FW Spain Lucas Vázquez 907000101000
18 MF Spain Marcos Llorente 101000000000
19 DF Spain Álvaro Odriozola 302000100000
20 MF Spain Marco Asensio 1118100201000
21 FW Spain Borja Mayoral 100000001000
22 MF Spain Isco 725100111000
23 DF Spain Sergio Reguilón 100000100000
24 MF Spain Dani Ceballos 1007000201000
25 GK Belgium Thibaut Courtois 606000000000
28 FW Brazil Vinícius Júnior 202000000000

Last updated: 6 October 2018
Source: Soccerway

Goals

As of 6 October 2018
Rank Player Position La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA CL Other1 Total[27]
1 France Karim Benzema FW 4 0 0 1 5
2 Wales Gareth Bale FW 3 0 1 0 4
3 Spain Sergio Ramos DF 2 0 0 1 3
4 Spain Isco MF 1 0 1 0 2
5 Spain Marco Asensio MF 1 0 0 0 1
Spain Dani Carvajal DF 1 0 0 0
Dominican Republic Mariano FW 0 0 1 0
Total 12 0 3 2 17

1 Includes 2018 UEFA Super Cup, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

Clean sheets

As of 6 October 2018
Rank Name La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA CL Other1 Total[27]
1 Belgium Thibaut Courtois 2 0 0 0 2
Costa Rica Keylor Navas 1 0 1 0
Total30104

1 Includes 2018 UEFA Super Cup, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA CL Other1 Total Notes
2 DF Spain Dani Carvajal 3 3
4 DF Spain Sergio Ramos 1 1 1 3
6 DF Spain Nacho 2 2
10 MF Croatia Luka Modrić 2 2
12 DF Brazil Marcelo 1 1 2
17 FW Spain Lucas Vázquez 2 2
7 FW Dominican Republic Mariano 1 1
8 MF Germany Toni Kroos 1 1
9 FW France Karim Benzema 1 1
11 FW Wales Gareth Bale 1 1
14 MF Brazil Casemiro 1 1
20 MF Spain Marco Asensio 1 1
24 MF Spain Dani Ceballos 1 1

Last updated: 6 October 2018
Source: Soccerway
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

1 Includes 2018 UEFA Super Cup, 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ "Zinedine Zidane: Real Madrid boss stands down five days after Champions League win". BBC Sport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zidane: "Real Madrid gave me everything and I will remain close to the club forever"". realmadrid.com. 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Official Announcement: Julen Lopetegui will be the Real Madrid coach after the celebration of the 2018 World Cup". Real Madrid C.F. 12 June 2018.
  4. ↑ "Official Announcement: Andriy Lunin". Real Madrid C.F. 22 June 2018.
  5. ↑ "Official Announcement: Álvaro Odriozola". Real Madrid C.F. 5 July 2018.
  6. ↑ "Official Announcement: Cristiano Ronaldo". realmadrid.com. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Cristiano Ronaldo signs for Juventus!". juventus.com (Press release). 10 July 2018.
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  9. ↑ "Courtois and Kovacic deals agreed". chelseafc.com. 8 August 2018.
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  11. ↑ "2-0: Real Madrid kick off LaLiga campaign with deserved win". realmadrid.com. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "1-4: Real Madrid fight back against Girona to go top". realmadrid.com. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Official Announcement: Mariano". Real Madrid. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "4-1: Real Madrid run riot to stay top". Real Madrid. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "1-1: Real Madrid unfortunate not to get more at San Mamés". Real Madrid. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "3-0: The European champions start in formidable fashion". Real Madrid. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "1-0: Asensio's goal clinches the win over Espanyol". Real Madrid. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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  19. ↑ "0-0: Madrid kept probing for a breakthrough until the last". Real Madrid. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "1-0: Woodwork denies Madrid in Moscow". Real Madrid. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
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  22. ↑ "Real Madrid set to take part in the International Champions Cup 2018". realmadrid.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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  27. 1 2 Soccerway
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