Real Madrid returns tonight to the Santiago Bernabéu with nothing at stake in sports — the league is already lost — but with many points of interest. Kylian Mbappé’s vacation, the team’s poor play at Camp Nou, where the main rival’s title was sealed, and the unusual press conference at Valdebebas by the white president, Florentino Pérez, liven up the match against a Real Oviedo that also has nothing to play for, as it certified its mathematical relegation to the Hypermotion League just a few days ago. The first blow came even before the opening whistle, when the crowd already in the stands of the Santiago Bernabéu gave a loud boo to the white team players as they came out to warm up.
Boos at the Bernabéu!
Hundreds of Real Madrid fans have given a loud boo to the white team players as they came out to warm up just a few minutes ago.
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Oviedo lineup
These are Almada’s 11: Aarón Escandell; Nacho Vidal, Bailly, David Costas, Rahim; Fonseca, Colombatto, Thiago, Ilyas; Reina and Fede Viñas.
Mbappé, substitute
Arbeloa has left the French forward on the bench. These are his chosen 11: Courtois; Trent, Asencio, Alaba, Carreras; Tchouameni, Camavinga, Brahim, Mastantuono; Gonzalo and Vinicius.
Welcome to the Santiago Bernabéu!
Here begins the live coverage of Real Madrid-Real Oviedo, a match with no apparent sporting interest (the whites have already lost the League and the Asturians are mathematically in the Second Division), but with a lot at stake. It will be an intense night at the Madrid fortress.
