Team camp in Portugal and training in Austria
On 14 July the squad will regroup for five days of family fun in Portugal's Algarve. This experience to promote and boost personal relationships will then be followed by the first stage of training. For five years running, Real Madrid will return to Irdning, Austria for the most strenuous part of the preseason; ten days (21-31 July) of a strict training regimen during which the internationals will progressively return from vacation after being eliminated from the Euro. Only those who make the final or are participating in the Olympics will miss the beautiful Austrian scenery.
Heavy dose of matches in August
After 11 straight days of training, the team will fly straight to London for the Emirates Cup organized by Arsenal. This year's participants also include Juventus, and Hamburg.
The Whites will be back in the Spanish capital on 4 and 5 August, but the following day are booked on a flight to Colombia to play Independiente Santa Fe on 7 August in Bogota. The team will return home until 10 August, when they again leave Madrid for Germany.
Before the Spanish Super Cup, Madrid are scheduled to visit Eintracht Frankfurt on 12 August at the Commerzbank-Arena in what will be a rematch of the fifth European Cup title won by the Madridistas (Puskas, Gento, Santamaría, Alfredo Di Stéfano). During the last two weeks leading up to the start of La Liga, the Whites have a tie against Valencia for the first title of the season.
The final test of the preseason is none other than the Santiago Bernabéu Trophy played at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 27 August. This year's tribute to the great Real Madrid President will be played against Sporting Club Portugal, who just celebrated their centenary last season.
Source:Realmadrid.com
---------------------------
Friendly games Pre-Season 08/09.
27.07 LASK Linz V Real Madrid // Hour: Still unknown.
02.08 Real Madrid CF V Hamburger SV [Emirates Cup] // Hour: 14 BST
03.08 Arsenal FC V Real Madrid [Emirates Cup] // Hour: 16:15 BST
07.08 Independiente Santa Fe V Real Madrid // House:Still unknown.
12.08 Eintracht Frankfurt V Real Madrid [Rematch of the fifth European Cup] // Hour: Still unknown.
27.08 Real Madrid V Sporting Lisbon [Santiago Bernabeu Trophy] // Hour:Still unknown.
БРАВО!