WSG Tirol 0-4 Real Madrid: Mbappe nets brace, Militao and Rodrygo on target

Real Madrid have beaten Austrian side WSG Tirol in their one and only pre-season friendly, with Xabi Alonso's securing a 4-0 win at the Tivoli Stadion Tirol.

Match Report

Real Madrid secure emphatic victory in one and only pre-season friendly as Mbappe nets brace, Militao and Rodrygo on target.

Alonso opted to name a strong line-up for the match, with summer signings Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras all starting in defence – the latter was making his first appearance since his move from Benfica. The trio started alongside Eder Militao, and it was the Brazilian defender that opened the scoring in Tirol.

Militao, who scored an outrageous goal in Real Madrid’s win against Leganes last week, looped a header into the far corner following an Arda Guler’s cross. And only three minutes later the lead was doubled by Kylian Mbappe, who received the ball from Guler, turned and fired past the onrushing Tirol goalkeeper.

Just before the hour mark, Mbappe got his second and Real Madrid’s third after he was played through by compatriot Aurelien Tchouameni before rounding Tirol’s goalkeeper and finishing into an empty net.

Alonso’s side would complete the scoring on 82 minutes, and it was Rodrygo Goes – whose future at Real Madrid has generated a lot of speculation in recent weeks – that found the back of the net after coming off the bench. On this occasion, it was Mbappe that turned provided, and he played the Brazilian forward in on the overlap, which allowed him to score from a tight angle.

It was not a complete performance from Real Madrid, but Alonso will be happy enough with what he saw from his side. He and his players will now return to the Spanish capital, and their focus will turn to their La Liga opener next Tuesday, which is against Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Match Events

7' Mbappe's curling cross is palmed out by the keeper

8' Guler takes aim from outside the box but the effort hits the bar!

11' GOAL! Militão's header gives Los Blancos the lead! WSG Tirol 0-1 Real Madrid

13' GOAL! Mbappé extends the lead as Guler assists! WSG Tirol 0-2 Real Madrid

36' Tchouameni clears the ball with a slide tackling in the box

41' Brahim Diaz's effort from a narrow angle is wide

59' GOAL! Mbappé gets pass the keeper and fires! WSG Tirol 0-3 Real Madrid

67' Gonzalo Garcia's header is wide

69' Lunin denies a close-range shot from WSG Tirol

71' A Guler pass finds Mbappe whose effort is blocked by the keeper

77' Alaba delivers a cross but Gonzalo Garcia's shot is wide

79' Mbappe's low shot is saved

81' GOAL! Rodrygo slots the ball into the far corner! WSG Tirol 0-4 Real Madrid

Line-ups

WSG Tirol XI: Lukas Hinterseer, Florian Rieder, Valentino Müller, Jamie Lawrence, Adam Stejskal, Benjamin Böckle, Moritz Wels, Yannick Vötter, Marco Boras, Lukas Schweighofer, Christian Huetz

Subs: David Gugganig, Alexander Eckmayr, Thomas Sabitzer, Johannes Naschberger, Quincy Butler, Matthäus Taferner, Tobias Anselm, Thomas Geris, Paul Schermer, David Jaunegg, Mahamadou Diarra, Mazou Bambara, Michael Neuner, David Falkner, moritz hupfauf, Raphael Gschösser

Real Madrid XI: Courtois, Ceballos, Alexander-Arnold, Mbappe, Militao, Brahim, Tchouameni, Vinicius, Güler, Álvaro Carreras, Dean Huijsen

Subs: Alaba, Carvajal, Rudiger, Lunin, Fran García, Rodrygo, Gonzalo García, Raúl Asencio, Fran González, Daniel Yáñez, Roberto Martín, Diego Aguado, Thiago Pitarch