Real Madrid returned to action earlier this week for a chopped schedule for the season, caused by their club World Cup exploits. And on Friday they played their first game of the campaign, which was friendly in Valdebebas against Segunda side Leganes.
Dean Huijsen, Eder Militao, Brahim Diaz and the young midfielder Thiago Pitarch received the goals in front of Xabi Alonso, who will soon make the trip to Austria for their only official pre -season -friendly against WSG Tyrol, who takes place on Tuesday evening.
Images of the Leganes match have now been released, and the most striking moment was undoubtedly the goal of Militao that he himself uploaded to social media. The Brazilian defender stood in line a strike from his own half, and remarkably enough he flew over the goalkeeper of Leganes and at the back of the net.
It is safe to say that in the past two years it has been extremely difficult for Militao. Almost 24 months ago he suffered an ACL injury in the season opener of 2023-24 against Athletic Club, and after fighting it, he suffered the same blow in November for his other knee, which meant a new long resignation.
Last month, Militao returned into action in the semi-final defeat of the club World Cup against Paris Saint-Germain, and he will hope that his injury problems are now a thing of the past. Alonso will also hope so because his plan will be that the 27-year-old is an important player for him during the 2025-26 campaign and then. He gets the chance to settle next to Huijsen as a regular starter, although he will compete with Antonio Rudiger and Raul Asencio for that place.
The pressure is on Militao to return to its best level, and more importantly, stay fit. If he has another season of struggle at Real Madrid, there will undoubtedly be questions about his long -term future in the Santiago Bernabeu.