The Xabi Alonso team was swept away in New Jersey, the title holder of the UEFA Champions League leading 2-0 from the first 10 minutes.
Defensive problems allowed PSG to open the scoring at Metlife Stadium, before Fabian Ruiz brought the scoring to 3-0 before the break and replacing Goncalo Ramos replaces the result in the last minutes.
The Alonso team is now going on summer vacation and its number 1, Thibaut Courtois, had no doubt about the course of the match.
Courtois underlines the way PSG beat Real Madrid
The Belgian international player is known for his outspokenness and he did not chew his words during his post-match interview.
“We want to apologize to the supporters. What was the problem? We did not put pressure as a team. We made two big mistakes at the start of the match and that affected us.
“We did not follow Xabi's plan for the match. We have to take the time to analyze it, but from what I saw, we still arrived late in each situation. »»
The Real Madrid pre-season program
The 2024/25 season was extended by the Club World Cup, Real Madrid has not yet defined an official program for pre-season matches and there will be no tour.
The main objective of the club is now to delay the start of the 2025/26 Liga season, despite the opposition of the authorities.
The Blancheos want their first match, against Osasuna on August 19, postponed in October to start the season on August 24 against Real Oviedo, newly promoted.
Current rests in rest periods are based on AFE regulations, which require footballers to benefit from 30 days of rest per calendar year and a period of at least 21 consecutive days at the end of the season.
Real Madrid wishes to benefit from three weeks of vacation and three weeks of pre-season training, which would bring them to August 20.
