2019–20 Real Madrid CF season

The 2019–20 Real Madrid Club de Fútbol season was the club's 116th season in existence and its 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 7 August 2020.

This season was the first since 2013–14 without goalkeeper Keylor Navas, who departed for Paris Saint-Germain.

Kits

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Summary

Pre-season

On 4 June, Luka Jović signed from Eintracht Frankfurt on a contract until 2025.^[1] Three days later Eden Hazard was acquired from Chelsea,^[2] while Ferland Mendy was bought from Lyon on a six-year contract on 12 June.^[3] On 20 June, Marcos Llorente was sold to Atlético Madrid,^[4] and Mateo Kovačić joined Chelsea on 1 July, having spent the previous season there on loan.^[5]

August

The first match of the season, on 17 August 2019, saw a 3–1 victory for Madrid at Celta Vigo. The goals came from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Lucas Vázquez.^[6] A week later, the game against Valladolid ended in a 1–1 draw after Benzema initially gave Real the lead.^[7]

September

On the first day of the month, Gareth Bale secured one point for Real in a 2–2 draw, after he equalized the game twice at Villarreal.^[8] A day later, Keylor Navas left Madrid to join Paris Saint-Germain, with Alphonse Areola replacing him on a one-year loan deal from the Parisians.^[9][10] On 14 September, a brace from Benzema and a goal from Casemiro gave Madrid a 3–0 lead, before Levante was able to cut it to 3–2, which was the final result.^[11] In the new Champions League season, Madrid started with a 0–3 loss at Paris on 18 September.^[12] Another goal from Benzema lifted Madrid to a 1–0 win at Sevilla on 22 September.^[13] Three days later, goals from Vinícius Júnior and Rodrygo secured a 2–0 home win over Osasuna, putting Madrid at the top of the table.^[14] The Madrid derby on 28 September ended in a goalless draw.^[15]

October

On the first day of the month, Madrid took on Club Brugge in the Champions League. The game ended in a 2–2 draw, after Sergio Ramos and Casemiro brought Madrid back from a 0–2 deficit.^[16] Four days later, Real defeated Granada 4–2 with goals from Benzema, Hazard, Luka Modrić and James Rodríguez.^[17] On 19 October, the away game at Mallorca was lost 0–1.^[18] The Champions League match at Galatasaray was won 1–0 after a goal from Kroos.^[19] On 30 October, the match against CD Leganés was won 5–0 with goals from Rodrygo, Kroos, Sergio Ramos, Benzema and Jović.^[20]

November

On 2 November, the game against Real Betis ended in a 0–0 draw.^[21] The game against Galatasaray in the Champions League was won 6–0 after a hat-trick from Rodrygo, a brace from Benzema and a goal from Ramos.^[22] Three days later, the away game at SD Eibar was won 4–0 with a brace from Benzema and goals from Ramos and Valverde.^[23] After the international break, Madrid recorded a 3–1 victory over Real Sociedad on 23 November. After falling behind early, goals from Benzema, Valverde and Modrić secured the three points.^[24] Three days later, the Champions league match against Paris ended in a 2–2 draw, with a brace from Benzema initially putting Real up 2–0 only for Paris to score two successive goals late in the game. With that draw, Madrid advanced to the knockout stage of the tournament for the 23rd time in a row.^[25] On the last day of the month, goals from Ramos and Dani Carvajal got Madrid a 2–1 win at Alavés.^[26]

December

The game against Espanyol on 7 December ended in a 2–0 win after Raphaël Varane and Benzema scored.^[27] Four days later, the last Champions League group stage game at Brugge was won 3–1, with Rodrygo, Vinícius and Modrić scoring the goals.^[28] A late goal from Benzema saved Madrid one point in a 1–1 draw at Valencia on 15 December.^[29] The season's first Clásico against Barcelona on 18 December resulted in a 0–0 stalemate, with Madrid thoroughly outplaying Barça away from home but failing to convert.^[30] Four days later, the last game of the year against Athletic Bilbao also ended 0–0.^[31]

January

The new year started with a 3–0 victory against Getafe on 4 January. The goals were scored by Varane and Modrić plus an own goal.^[32] Four days later, Valencia was defeated 3–1 in the semi-final of the 2019–20 Supercopa de España after goals from Kroos, Isco and Modrić.^[33] On 12 January, the Supercopa was won 4–1 in a penalty shootout against Atlético Madrid, with the match itself having ended in a 0–0 draw. This marked the eleventh time that Madrid won the trophy.^[34] Next, a brace from Casemiro secured three points for Real in a 2–1 victory over Sevilla.^[35] Reinier Jesus Carvalho joined Madrid on 20 January 2020.^[36] Two days later, in the round of 32 of the 2019–20 Copa del Rey, Madrid defeated Unionistas de Salamanca CF 3–1 with goals from Bale, Brahim Díaz and an own goal to advance to the next round.^[37] In the last league game for this month, Madrid beat Valladolid 1–0 at the José Zorrilla Stadium to move to the top of the table and establish a three-point lead over Barcelona. The only goal was scored by Nacho.^[38] On 29 January, Real defeated Zaragoza 4–0 to proceed to the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. The goals were scored by Varane, Vázquez, Vinícius and Benzema.^[39]

February

The first day of the new month brought another Madrid derby against Atlético. Benzema scored the lone goal of the game to give Real a 1–0 win.^[40] Five days later, Madrid lost the Copa del Rey quarter-final match to Sociedad 3–4, with Marcelo, Rodrygo and Nacho scoring the goals in an attempted late comeback. With that result, Madrid's drought in the competition extended to six years.^[41] The game against Osasuna on 9 February was won 4–1. Isco, Ramos, Vázquez and Jović scored the goals after Madrid fell behind early.^[42] A week later, the game against Celta Vigo ended in a 2–2 draw with a late equalizer, despite Kroos and Ramos giving Real a 2–1 lead.^[43] On 22 February, the match against Levante was lost 0–1 due to a late goal.^[44] The first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Manchester City was lost 1–2. Isco scored the lone goal for Madrid.^[45]

March

On the first day of the month, Real defeated Barcelona 2–0 in the season's second Clásico. Vinícius and Mariano scored the goals, with Madrid regaining the lead position in the standings.^[46] A week later, the away game at Betis was lost 1–2, meaning Madrid again slipped to second. Benzema scored the penalty for Real.^[47] On 12 March, after a player from Real Madrid's basketball team tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, all players of basketball and football teams alike were forced into quarantine. This superseded the postponements of several matches.^[48] On 23 March, following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the league was suspended indefinitely.^[49]

May

After a two and a half-month hiatus, it was announced on 31 May that the league would be resumed on 11 June, with all games being played behind closed doors.^[50]

June

In Madrid's first game back after the break on 14 June, Eibar was defeated 3–1 with goals from Kroos, Ramos and Marcelo.^[51] Four days later, the game against Valencia ended in a 3–0 victory, with a brace from Benzema and a goal from Asensio.^[52] On 21 June, Madrid was able to defeat Real Sociedad by a 2–1 margin, getting back to the top of the table. The goals were scored by Ramos and Benzema.^[53] Another three days later, Mallorca was defeated 2–0 with goals from Vinícius and Ramos.^[54] A goal from Casemiro secured another three points for Real, as they defeated Espanyol 1–0 on 28 June.^[55]

July

On 2 July, Getafe was defeated 1–0 per a Ramos penalty, which gave Madrid a four-point cushion at the top of the table.^[56] The exact same scenario secured Real another victory three days later, against Bilbao.^[57] On 10 July, Alavés was defeated 2–0, after Benzema and Asensio scored.^[58] Two early goals from Mendy and Benzema secured Madrid their ninth win in a row with a 2–1 victory at Granada. After that game, Real had a four-point lead in the standings with two matches to go.^[59] After a narrow 2–1 home victory over Villarreal on 16 July, thanks to a brace from Benzema, Madrid mathematically clinched a record-extending 34th league title. Conversely, this was only their third title since the start of Barcelona's dominance in the 2008–09 season.^[60][61] Three days later, the last league game of the season at Leganés was drawn 2–2 with goals from Ramos and Asensio.^[62]

August

After the league was finished, Madrid went on to play the postponed second leg of the Champions League against Manchester City on 7 August. The match was a practical repeat of the first leg, with Madrid losing 1–2 and being eliminated 2–4 on aggregate. The lone goal came from Benzema who scored an equalizer in the first half. This result meant that Real had been knocked out in the round of 16 for the second season running.^[63]

Players

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Alphonse Areola	27	EU	2019	9	0	2020	Loan
2	DF		Dani Carvajal	28	EU	2013	279	6	2022	€6.5M	Originally from youth system
3	DF		Éder Militão	22	Non-EU	2019	20	0	2025	€50M
4	DF		Sergio Ramos (captain)	34	EU	2005	650	97	2021	€28M
5	DF		Raphaël Varane (3rd VC)	27	EU	2011	319	15	2022	€10M
6	DF		Nacho	30	EU	2012	200	11	2022	Youth system
7	FW		Eden Hazard	29	EU	2019	22	1	2024	€115M
8	MF		Toni Kroos	30	EU	2014	278	19	2023	€25M
9	FW		Karim Benzema (2nd VC)	32	EU	2009	513	249	2021	€35M
10	MF		Luka Modrić	34	EU	2012	343	22	2021	€30M
11	FW		Gareth Bale	31	EU	2013	251	105	2022	€100.8M
12	DF		Marcelo (VC)	32	EU	2007 (Winter)	509	38	2022	€6.5M	Second nationality: Spain
13	GK		Thibaut Courtois	28	EU	2018	77	0	2025	€35M
14	MF		Casemiro	28	EU	2013	240	23	2021	€6M	Second nationality: Spain
15	MF		Federico Valverde	22	EU	2016	69	2	2021	€6M	Second nationality: Spain
16	MF		James Rodríguez	29	EU	2014	125	37	2021	€80M	Second nationality: Spain
17	FW		Lucas Vázquez	29	EU	2015	206	23	2021	€1M	Originally from youth system
18	FW		Luka Jović	22	Non-EU	2019	27	2	2025	€60M
20	FW		Marco Asensio	24	EU	2014	146	30	2023	€3.9M
21	FW		Brahim Díaz	21	EU	2019 (Winter)	21	2	2025	€17M
22	MF		Isco	28	EU	2013	307	51	2022	€27M
23	DF		Ferland Mendy	25	EU	2019	31	1	2025	€48M
24	FW		Mariano	27	EU	2018	40	10	2023	€23M	Originally from youth system
25	FW		Vinícius Júnior	20	Non-EU	2018	69	9	2025	€45M
27	FW		Rodrygo	19	Non-EU	2019	26	7	2025	€45M

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Alphonse Areola	26	EU	Paris Saint-Germain	Loan	Summer	2020	€2M	Real Madrid
3	DF		Éder Militão	20	Non-EU	Porto	Transfer	Summer	2025	€50M	Real Madrid
7	MF		Eden Hazard	28	EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Summer	2024	€115M	Real Madrid
16	MF		James Rodríguez	27	Non-EU	Bayern Munich	End of loan	Summer	2020	Free	Bayern Munich
18	FW		Luka Jović	21	Non-EU	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer	2025	€60M	Real Madrid
23	DF		Ferland Mendy	24	EU	Lyon	Transfer	Summer	2025	€48M	Real Madrid
25	GK		Andriy Lunin	20	Non-EU	Leganés	End of loan	Summer	2024	Free
27	FW		Rodrygo	18	Non-EU	Santos	Transfer	Summer	2025	€45M	Real Madrid
	DF		Théo Hernandez	21	EU	Real Sociedad	End of loan	Summer	2023	Free
	DF		Álvaro Tejero	22	EU	Albacete	End of loan	Summer		Free
	DF		Jesús Vallejo	22	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	End of loan	Winter	2021	Free	Wolvesbite
	MF		Alberto Soro	20	EU	Real Zaragoza	Transfer	Summer	2024	€2.5M	Real Zaragoza
	MF		Aleix Febas	23	EU	Albacete	End of loan	Summer		Free
	MF		Mateo Kovačić	25	EU	Chelsea	End of loan	Summer	2021	Free
	MF		Martin Ødegaard	20	Non-EU	Vitesse	End of loan	Summer		Free
	MF		Óscar	21	EU	Leganés	End of loan	Summer		Free
	FW		Borja Mayoral	22	EU	Levante	End of loan	Summer		Free
	FW		Raúl de Tomás	24	EU	Rayo Vallecano	End of loan	Summer		Free
	GK		Andriy Lunin	20	Non-EU	Valladolid	End of loan	Winter		Free	Real Madrid
	MF		Reinier	17	Non-EU	Flamengo	Transfer	Winter	2026	€30M	Real Madrid
	FW		Hugo Vallejo	19	EU	Málaga	Transfer	Winter	2023		Málaga

Total spending: €352.5M

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
1	GK		Keylor Navas	32	EU	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Summer	€15M	Paris Saint-Germain
3	DF		Jesús Vallejo	22	EU	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	Summer	Free	Wolverhampton Wanderers
18	MF		Marcos Llorente	24	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	€30M	Atlético Madrid
23	DF		Sergio Reguilón	22	EU	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	Free	Sevilla
24	MF		Dani Ceballos	22	EU	Arsenal	Loan	Summer	Free	Arsenal
25	GK		Andriy Lunin	20	Non-EU	Valladolid	Loan	Summer	Free	Valladolid
30	GK		Luca Zidane	21	EU	Racing Santander	Loan	Summer	Free	Racing Santander
	DF		Théo Hernandez	21	EU	Milan	Transfer	Summer	€20M	Milan
	DF		Álvaro Tejero	22	EU	Eibar	Transfer	Summer	Free	Eibar
	MF		Alberto Soro	20	EU	Real Zaragoza	Loan	Summer	Free	Real Zaragoza
	MF		Aleix Febas	23	EU	RCD Mallorca	Transfer	Summer	Free	RCD Mallorca
	MF		Mateo Kovačić	25	EU	Chelsea	Transfer	Summer	€45M	Chelsea
	MF		Takefusa Kubo	18	Non-EU	Mallorca	Loan	Summer	Free	Mallorca
	MF		Martin Ødegaard	20	Non-EU	Real Sociedad	Loan	Summer	Free	Real Sociedad
	MF		Óscar	21	EU	Leganés	Loan	Summer	€0.6M	Leganés
	MF		Lucas Silva	26	Non-EU		Contract terminated	Summer		Marca
	FW		Raúl de Tomás	24	EU	Benfica	Transfer	Summer	€20M	Benfica
	FW		Cristo González	21	EU	Udinese	Transfer	Summer	€1.5M	Udinese Calcio
	FW		Borja Mayoral	22	EU	Levante	Loan	Summer	Free	Levante
	GK		Andriy Lunin	20	Non-EU	Oviedo	Loan	Winter	Free	Real Oviedo
	DF		Álvaro Odriozola	24	EU	Bayern Munich	Loan	Winter	Free	Bayern Munich
	DF		Jesús Vallejo	22	EU	Granada	Loan	Winter	Free	Granada
	FW		Hugo Vallejo	19	EU	Deportivo La Coruña	Loan	Winter		Deportivo La Coruña

Total income: €132.1M Net income: €190.4M

Pre-season and friendlies

Madrid competed at the 2019 International Champions Cup and the 2019 Audi Cup.^[64][65][66]

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	17 August 2019	19 July 2020	Matchday 1	Winners	38	26	9	3	70	25	+45	068.42
Copa del Rey	22 January 2020	6 February 2020	Round of 32	Quarter-finals	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	066.67
Supercopa de España	8 January 2020	12 January 2020	Semi-finals	Winners	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Champions League	18 September 2019	7 August 2020	Group stage	Round of 16	8	3	2	3	16	12	+4	037.50
Total					51	32	12	7	99	43	+56	062.75

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Madrid (C)	38	26	9	3	70	25	+45	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Barcelona	38	25	7	6	86	38	+48	82
3	Atlético Madrid	38	18	16	4	51	27	+24	70
4	Sevilla	38	19	13	6	54	34	+20	70
5	Villarreal	38	18	6	14	63	49	+14	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	26	9	3	70	25	+45	87	15	4	0	40	11	+29	11	5	3	30	14	+16

Result round by round

Matches

La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.^[70]

Copa del Rey

Madrid joined the tournament in the round of 32, as they had participated in the 2019–20 Supercopa de España.

Supercopa de España

The draw was held on 11 November 2019.^[75]

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAR	RMA	BRU	GAL
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	5	1	0	17	2	+15	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–0	1–0	5–0
2	Real Madrid	6	3	2	1	14	8	+6	11			2–2	—	2–2	6–0
3	Club Brugge	6	0	3	3	4	12	−8	3	Transfer to Europa League		0–5	1–3	—	0–0
4	Galatasaray	6	0	2	4	1	14	−13	2			0–1	0–1	1–1	—

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Champions League		Supercopa de España
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK		Alphonse Areola	9	0	4	0	3	0	2	0	0	0
2	DF		Dani Carvajal	42	1	31	1	2	0	7	0	2	0
3	DF		Éder Militão	20	0	15	0	2	0	3	0	0	0
4	DF		Sergio Ramos	44	13	35	11	2	0	5	2	2	0
5	DF		Raphaël Varane	43	3	32	2	1	1	8	0	2	0
6	DF		Nacho	10	2	6	1	3	1	1	0	0	0
7	MF		Eden Hazard	22	1	16	1	0	0	6	0	0	0
8	MF		Toni Kroos	45	6	35	4	2	0	6	1	2	1
9	FW		Karim Benzema	48	27	37	21	3	1	8	5	0	0
10	MF		Luka Modrić	39	5	31	3	1	0	5	1	2	1
11	FW		Gareth Bale	20	3	16	2	1	1	3	0	0	0
12	DF		Marcelo	22	2	14	1	3	1	4	0	1	0
13	GK		Thibaut Courtois	43	0	34	0	0	0	7	0	2	0
14	MF		Casemiro	46	5	35	4	1	0	8	1	2	0
15	MF		Federico Valverde	44	2	33	2	3	0	6	0	2	0
16	MF		James Rodríguez	14	1	8	1	3	0	2	0	1	0
17	FW		Lucas Vázquez	23	3	18	2	1	1	4	0	0	0
18	FW		Luka Jović	27	2	17	2	3	0	5	0	2	0
20	MF		Marco Asensio	10	3	9	3	0	0	1	0	0	0
21	MF		Brahim	10	1	6	0	3	1	1	0	0	0
22	MF		Isco	30	3	23	1	1	0	4	1	2	1
23	DF		Ferland Mendy	32	1	25	1	0	0	5	0	2	0
24	FW		Mariano	7	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	0
25	FW		Vinícius Júnior	38	5	29	3	3	1	5	1	1	0
27	FW		Rodrygo	26	7	19	2	1	1	5	4	1	0
	GK		Keylor Navas‡	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	DF		Álvaro Odriozola‡	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

• ^‡ Player left the club mid-season

Goals

Rank	Player	Position	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	Supercopa	Total[79]
1	Karim Benzema	FW	21	1	5	0	27
2	Sergio Ramos	DF	11	0	2	0	13
3	Rodrygo	FW	2	1	4	0	7
4	Toni Kroos	MF	4	0	1	1	6
5	Casemiro	MF	4	0	1	0	5
	Luka Modrić	MF	3	0	1	1
	Vinícius Júnior	FW	3	1	1	0
8	Marco Asensio	MF	3	0	0	0	3
	Gareth Bale	FW	2	1	0	0
	Isco	MF	1	0	1	1
	Raphaël Varane	DF	2	1	0	0
	Lucas Vázquez	FW	2	1	0	0
13	Luka Jović	FW	2	0	0	0	2
	Marcelo	DF	1	1	0	0
	Nacho	DF	1	1	0	0
	Federico Valverde	MF	2	0	0	0
17	James Rodriguez	MF	1	0	0	0	1
	Brahim	FW	0	1	0	0
	Eden Hazard	FW	1	0	0	0
	Mariano	FW	1	0	0	0
	Ferland Mendy	DF	1	0	0	0
	Dani Carvajal	DF	1	0	0	0
Own goals			1	1	0	0	2
Total			70	10	16	3	99

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	Supercopa	Total[79]
1	Thibaut Courtois	18	0	2	1	21
2	Alphonse Areola	1	1	1	0	3
Total		19	1	3	1	24

Disciplinary record

N	P	Nat.	Name	La Liga			Copa del Rey			Champions League			Supercopa			Total			Notes
10	MF		Luka Modrić	7		1				3			1			11		1
4	DF		Sergio Ramos	10								1				10		1
15	MF		Federico Valverde	1						2					1	3		1
23	DF		Ferland Mendy	6	1								1			7	1
11	FW		Gareth Bale	2	1											2	1
19	DF		Álvaro Odriozola	1	1											1	1
14	MF		Casemiro	11						1			1			13
2	DF		Dani Carvajal	10						1			1			12
25	FW		Vinícius Júnior	4			1			1						6
3	DF		Éder Militão	2			1									3
5	DF		Raphaël Varane	2						1						3
6	DF		Nacho	3												3
8	MF		Toni Kroos	2						1						3
12	DF		Marcelo	2						1						3
13	GK		Thibaut Courtois	1						1						2
18	FW		Luka Jović	2												2
22	MF		Isco	2												2
1	GK		Alphonse Areola	1												1
7	FW		Eden Hazard							1						1
16	MF		James Rodríguez	1												1
17	FW		Lucas Vázquez	1												1
21	FW		Brahim	1												1
24	FW		Mariano	1												1

Last updated: 7 August 2020
Source: Soccerway
Ordered by

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and

= Number of bookings;

= Number of sending offs after a second yellow card;

= Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes

References

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