Real Madrid’s numbers on the first day of LaLiga: When was the last time they lost their first game?
Real Madrid will travel to Mallorca tonight to compete in the 2024/25 LaLiga season. Four days later Victory against Atalanta and winning the UEFA Super Cup in Warsaw, The Royal will leave the Spanish mainland again to return to their first league game of the new season.
With summer signing Kylian Mbappé settling in well and already in top form, Carlo Ancelotti’s team will be looking to continue their winning streak in league debuts. Madrid has not lost a game on the first matchday of the league since the 2008/9 season – A 2:1 defeat against Sports at Riazor.
Real Madrid’s results from the first matchday in LaLiga
- 8/21/99 Mallorca – Real Madrid 1:2
- 9.9.00 Real Madrid – Valencia 2:1
- 8/25/01 Valencia – Real Madrid 1-0
- 9/2/02 Real Madrid – Espanyol 2-0
- 8/30/03 Real Madrid – Betis 2:1
- 8/29/04 Mallorca – Real Madrid 0:1
- 8/28/04 Cadiz – Real Madrid 1:2
- 8/27/04 Real Madrid – Villarreal 0-0
- 8/25/07 Real Madrid – Atlético 2:1
- 8/31/08 Deportivo 2-1 Real Madrid
- 8/29/09 Real Madrid 3:2 Deportivo
- 8/29/10 Mallorca – Real Madrid 0-0
- 8/22/11 Real Madrid – Athletic Club 4:1
- 19.8.12 Real Madrid – Valencia 1:1
- 18.8.13 Real Madrid – Betis 2:1
- 8/25/14 Real Madrid 2-0 Cordoba
- 8/23/15 Sporting Gijón 0-0 Real Madrid
- 8/21/16 Real Sociedad 0-3 Real Madrid
- 8/20/17 Deportivo 0-3 Real Madrid
- 8/19/18 Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe
- 8/17/19 Celta – Real Madrid 1:3
- 9/20/20 Real Sociedad 0-0 Real Madrid*
- 8/14/21 Alaves 1-4 Real Madrid
- 14.8.22 Almería – Real Madrid 1:2
- 12.8.23 Athletic Club – Real Madrid 1:2
*Corresponding to Week 2 – Matchday 1 match against Getafe* was postponed to February 9, 2021, as Madrid ended the previous season late (Result: Real Madrid 2-0 Getafe)
Over the last 25 years, the balance sheet 18 wins, five draws and two defeats. In recent seasons, since Carletto’s first tenure as coach, two players have stood out the most in the first games: Gareth Bale And Karim Benzema.
The record since Ancelotti’s debut
Carlo Ancelotti’s two league debuts ended in two wins, both against Andalusian teams, both with the same goalscorer. In the 2013/14 season, the Madridistas hosted Betis at the Bernabéu. The result ended in a 2-1 victory for the Whites. The first goal was scored by Karim Benzema. Isco scored the second goal on his debut.
In the 2014/15 season Cordoba visited the Bernabéu. The Frenchman was again responsible for the first goal. Cristiano Ronaldo scored the goal against the Albiverdes.
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With the arrival of Rafa Benítez in the 2015/16 season Madrid played a goalless draw against Sporting de Gijón at El MolinónThe team made up for it the following week by thrashing Betis 5-0.
During the Zidane era, the team started away twice – against Real Sociedad on the first matchday of the 2016/17 season with Bale scores twice and beats Deportivo achieved the same result the following year in La Coruña.
Julen Lopetegui started his tenure well and his Madrid team started with a home win against Getafe with goals from Carvajal and Bale.
Zidane was brought back during the coronavirus pandemic, with Real Madrid one of six teams forced to play in August as games were postponed last season. their 2020-21 League opening match against Getafe postponed to February 9, 2021The team’s first league game took place away in Real Sociedad (corresponds to week 2). In San Sebastián it ended goalless.
Since Carlo Ancelotti took the helm before In the 2021/22 season, Madrid have collected three wins on their LaLiga debut – all away. Alavés (1-4), Almería (1-2) and Athletic Club (0-2). And all this despite the fact that another player scored the first goal: Benzema in Mendizorroza, Lucas Vázquez at the Power Horse Stadium and Rodrygo in San Mamés.
