Deportivo La Coruna to host Real Madrid in pre-season friendly at Estadio Abanca-Riazor on August 12, 2026

Deportivo La Coruna and Real Madrid will meet in a pre-season friendly at Estadio Abanca-Riazor in La Coruna on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The match is scheduled ahead of the La Liga 2026-27 season opener on August 15 and will be shown across multiple broadcast and streaming platforms.

Real Madrid have played two pre-season friendlies so far, drawing 2-2 with Fiorentina and beating Ferencvaros 2-1, and are set to play two more friendlies before starting La Liga. Deportivo arrive unbeaten in five pre-season matches, recording a 4-0 win over Compostela, a goalless draw with Real Oviedo, a 1-0 victory over Lugo, a 1-1 draw with Fiorentina and a 1-0 win over Genoa.

The sides’ most recent La Liga meeting came in January 2018, when Real Madrid won 7-1, extending Real Madrid’s unbeaten run against Deportivo to 13 matches.

A tweet ahead of the game read: ʜᴏxᴇ ᴇ́ ᴅɪ́ᴀ ᴅᴇ ᴅᴇ́ᴘᴏʀ! ⚽💙🏆 Trofeo Teresa Herrera🆚 @realmadrid🏟️ #ABANCARIAZOR⏱️ 21:00h🎥 YouTube RCDeportivo#DéporRealMadrid #PreseasonLALIGA pic.twitter.com/3Gs7nsiFpn

Broadcast arrangements list Realmadrid TV and RM Play for viewers in India; DAZN and Ligue1+ in the UK; Real Madrid TV, TVE La 1, TV Galicia, RTVE Play, Movistar+ and fuboTV in Spain; and fuboTV, DAZN, FOX Deportes and FOX One in the USA. The fixture is played at Estadio Abanca‑Riazor, Deportivo’s home ground in La Coruna, Spain, and in India kick‑off is scheduled for 12:30 AM IST on Thursday, August 13, 2026.

Real Madrid will play two further pre-season friendlies before kicking off their La Liga campaign against Espanyol on August 15.