Morocco World News
Morocco World News
New York, May 31, 2012
According to the Spanish newspapers Marca, Real Madrid, which won recently the title of the Spanish Liga, will start its pre-season preparations in Morocco. The Spanish champion will play its first pre-season friendly against the Moghreb Atletic of Tetouan (MAT), which has just been proclaimed, for the first time ever, champion of the Moroccan professional soccer league. The match will take place on July 24 in the new Grand Stadium of Tangier
This announcement comes two days after Madrid’s rival, F.C. Barcelona, announced that it would play a friendly match against a Moroccan local national team led by the Moroccan coach Rachid Taoussi. Barcelona’s match will take place on July 28 in the Grand stadium of Tangier.
After the its friendly in Morocco, Real Madrid will play its second friendly on July 27 against Benfica for Eusebio Cup. It will then fly to Los Angeles where it will play its third friendly on August 2 against Los Angeles Galaxy.
In addition to Los Angeles Galaxy, the Madrid has confirmed two more friendlies in the U.S.: on August 5 in Las Vegas against Juventus and three days later in New York against A.C. Milan.
Real Madrid and F.C Barcelona will compete again for the Spanish Super Cup. The first leg will be played in the Camp Nou on August 22, whereas the second leg will take place in the Bernabéu stadium on August 29.
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