Real Madrid’s complete LaLiga 2026/27 fixture list confirmed. José Mourinho returns as manager with Bernardo Silva and Ibrahima Konaté signed. El Clásico at Camp Nou October 25. Madrid derby away September 20. Full schedule from August to May with every opponent and date.
Published: July 9, 2026 | Category: LaLiga | Author: Hemim SK
The LaLiga 2026/27 fixture list has been released. Real Madrid know their opponents, their venues and — for the most critical matches of the season — their exact dates. El Clásico against Barcelona. The Madrid derby against Atlético. The opening match at the Bernabéu. The final day season finale.
This is not the Real Madrid of recent seasons. José Mourinho has returned to the club he managed between 2010 and 2013 as the new head coach, signing a contract until June 2029. Bernardo Silva has arrived on a free transfer from Manchester City. Ibrahima Konaté has joined from Liverpool on a four-year deal. Marc Cucurella has signed from Chelsea. Denzel Dumfries has completed his move from Inter Milan.
And Dani Carvajal is gone — 23 seasons in the club’s structure, 27 senior trophies, six European Cups, the greatest right-back in Real Madrid’s history — departed as a free agent. David Alaba too, ending his five-year spell at the club after two Champions League titles.
This is a rebuilding Real Madrid. A Real Madrid with a new manager who wins trophies and causes controversy in equal measure. A Real Madrid with new signings arriving directly from the World Cup. And a fixture list that begins August 16 and ends May 30, with every major match already circled on every Madrid fan’s calendar.
Here is the complete guide to every Real Madrid LaLiga fixture in 2026/27.
REAL MADRID LaLiga 2026/27 — KEY FACTS
Season: LaLiga EA Sports 2026/27
Season number: 96th edition of La Liga
Manager: José Mourinho (appointed June 11, 2026)
Key signings: Bernardo Silva (free, Man City), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea), Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan)
Key departures: Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Dani Ceballos , fran Garcia to Real Betis
Season start: August 16, 2026 (first matches)
Season end: May 30, 2027
Champions: Barcelona (defending, two consecutive titles)
THE THREE DATES EVERY MADRID FAN HAS CIRCLED
El Clásico 1 — October 25, 2026 at Camp Nou (AWAY)
El Clásico 2 — May 9, 2027 at Santiago Bernabéu (HOME)
Madrid Derby 1 — September 20, 2026 at Metropolitano (AWAY)
Madrid Derby 2 — April 4, 2027 at Santiago Bernabéu (HOME)
REAL MADRID LALIGA 2026/27 COMPLETE FIXTURE LIST
All fixtures sourced from the official LaLiga calendar released June 30, 2026 and confirmed by Real Madrid’s official Instagram post. H = Home (Santiago Bernabéu) / A = Away.
AUGUST 2026
Matchday 1 — August 16
Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad — HOME
The season opener. Real Madrid begin the Mourinho era at the Bernabéu against Real Sociedad — a fixture that immediately tests the new manager’s approach against one of LaLiga’s most technically organised sides. Real Sociedad finished in the top half last season and will arrive in Madrid with confidence.
Matchday 2 — August 23
Espanyol vs Real Madrid — AWAY
The first away trip of the season takes Madrid to RCDE Stadium in Cornellà-El Prat. Espanyol — who survived relegation on the final day of the 2024/25 season — will have a full stadium against their most prestigious visitors of the year.
Matchday 3 — August 30
Real Madrid vs Málaga — HOME
One of the season’s most eagerly anticipated matchups from a historical perspective. Málaga return to LaLiga for the first time since 2017/18 after securing promotion through the 2025/26 playoffs. A stadium that once hosted Champions League semi-finals facing Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in matchday three is the kind of occasion both sets of fans have been waiting years for.
SEPTEMBER 2026
Matchday 4 — September 6
Real Betis vs Real Madrid — AWAY
The first genuinely difficult away fixture of the season. Real Betis at the Benito Villamarín is always one of the most hostile environments in Spanish football — and with Mourinho in charge, the tactical battle between two managers who approach the game very differently will provide its own entertainment.
Matchday 5 — September 13
Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano — HOME
The Madrid neighbourhood derby at the Bernabéu. Rayo Vallecano — whose new manager Beñat San José took over after Álvaro Arbeloa’s departure — face Madrid at home in a fixture that never lacks intensity despite the gulf in resources between the two clubs.
Matchday 6 — September 20
Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid — AWAY (MADRID DERBY 1)
The first Madrid derby of the season. Real Madrid travel to the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on September 20 in what is matchday six — extraordinarily early in the season for what is always one of LaLiga’s most significant fixtures.
Mourinho vs Atlético Madrid at the Metropolitano. The Portuguese manager’s record against Diego Simeone across their careers makes this one of the most anticipated individual managerial head-to-heads in LaLiga history. September 20 cannot arrive soon enough.
Matchday 7 — September 27 (International break weekend — no fixtures)
Note: LaLiga has confirmed there will be no fixtures on the weekends of September 26/27, October 3/4 and November 14/15 due to international breaks.
Matchday — September 16
Real Madrid vs Elche — HOME
Elche make the short trip from the Valencia region to the Bernabéu in a fixture that should, on paper, represent three comfortable points for Mourinho’s side. But Elche’s LaLiga record as a team that consistently organises well defensively makes no fixture genuinely easy.
Matchday — September 20
Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid — AWAY (see above)
OCTOBER 2026
Matchday — October 11
Real Madrid vs Villarreal — HOME
A top-half LaLiga clash at the Bernabéu. Villarreal, now managed by Iñigo Pérez who guided Rayo to the Europa Conference League final, arrive as one of the more technically ambitious sides in the division. With Bernardo Silva now operating in Madrid’s midfield, this match gives the Portuguese midfielder his first significant domestic test.
Matchday — October 18
Real Madrid vs Sevilla — HOME
Mourinho versus Sevilla. The Portuguese manager’s relationship with Sevilla during his previous Real Madrid tenure was never straightforward — this home fixture in October will be one of the Bernabéu’s most emotionally charged occasions of the autumn.
Matchday — October 25
Barcelona vs Real Madrid — AWAY (EL CLÁSICO 1)
The date is confirmed: October 25, 2026 at Camp Nou. The first El Clásico of the Mourinho era. The first El Clásico with Bernardo Silva in a Real Madrid shirt. The first El Clásico with Lamine Yamal — the same teenager who just knocked Portugal out of the World Cup with a 90+1 minute assist — representing Barcelona as the club’s most important player.
Barcelona are the defending two-time LaLiga champions. They won the title again in 2025/26 despite losing El Clásico 2-0 to Madrid. The Camp Nou clash on October 25 could be the first genuine indicator of whether Mourinho’s rebuilt side can challenge Xavi Hernández’s Barcelona for the title.
Matchday — October 25
Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Camp Nou — confirmed date)
NOVEMBER 2026
Matchday — November 1
Racing de Santander vs Real Madrid — AWAY
One of the most sentimental away fixtures on the calendar. Racing de Santander return to LaLiga after a 14-year absence, promoted after winning the Segunda División in May 2026. Their first home match against Real Madrid — at the Sardinero stadium that dates to 1988 — is a fixture that football romantics will specifically want to attend.
Matchday — November 8
Valencia vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Valencia away. Always one of LaLiga’s most technically demanding fixtures regardless of where Valencia finish in the table. Mestalla’s atmosphere against Real Madrid consistently produces some of the most entertaining matches of any LaLiga season.
Matchday — November 22
Real Madrid vs Celta de Vigo — HOME
A home fixture against one of LaLiga’s most entertaining attacking sides. Celta’s fluid, technical football under their management makes them one of the more unpredictable opponents at the Bernabéu.
Matchday — November 29
Real Madrid vs Deportivo Alavés — HOME
DECEMBER 2026
Matchday — December 6
Athletic Club vs Real Madrid — AWAY
San Mamés away. One of the most physically demanding and atmospherically intense away trips in LaLiga. Athletic Club, under new manager Edin Terzić who replaced Ernesto Valverde, will produce the kind of pressing, intense football that makes this ground one of Spain’s most difficult to take points from.
Matchday — December 13
Real Madrid vs Osasuna — HOME
Matchday — December 20
Deportivo vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Deportivo La Coruña return to LaLiga for the first time in many years, promoted as runners-up in the Segunda División. Away at Deportivo in December is the kind of fixture that Mourinho will treat with serious tactical preparation — newly promoted sides away in the first season are never as simple as they appear.
JANUARY 2027
Matchday — January 3
Real Madrid vs Getafe — HOME
The January restart at the Bernabéu. Getafe — one of LaLiga’s most physically imposing and tactically defensive sides — arrive in the capital in the first fixture of 2027.
Matchday — January 10
Real Madrid vs Levante — HOME
Levante, promoted to LaLiga for the 2026/27 season, face Madrid at the Bernabéu in a fixture where Madrid will be expected to produce a comprehensive home performance.
Matchday — January 17
Málaga vs Real Madrid — AWAY
The return fixture against newly promoted Málaga. Away at La Rosaleda stadium — once one of LaLiga’s most famous grounds — for the first time in years.
Matchday — January 24
Real Madrid vs Real Betis — HOME
The home fixture against Real Betis. Manuel Pellegrini’s side, consistently one of LaLiga’s most technically gifted, will provide Mourinho’s side with one of the most interesting tactical matchups of the January period.
Matchday — January 31
Rayo Vallecano vs Real Madrid — AWAY
FEBRUARY 2027
Matchday — February 7
Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid — AWAY
The return fixture against Real Sociedad — where the season opener at the Bernabéu sets the narrative, this away trip to San Sebastián in February tests whether Madrid can maintain form through the most demanding mid-season period.
Matchday — February 14
Real Madrid vs Athletic Club — HOME
Mourinho vs Edin Terzić at the Bernabéu. Two managers with European pedigree and specific tactical identities. Athletic Club’s pressing football against Madrid’s home fortress.
Matchday — February 21
Sevilla vs Real Madrid — AWAY
A historically loaded away fixture. Sevilla’s Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán is one of LaLiga’s most atmospheric stadiums — and under Mourinho’s first spell at Madrid, the Seville away fixture was frequently a pivotal moment in the title race.
Matchday — February 28
Real Madrid vs Valencia — HOME
MARCH 2027
Matchday — March 7
Villarreal vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Matchday — March 14
Real Madrid vs Espanyol — HOME
The home revenge fixture against Espanyol — after the away trip to Cornellà in August, the return at the Bernabéu gives Madrid the home advantage they did not have in the season opener.
Matchday — March 21
Celta de Vigo vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Balaídos away. Always one of LaLiga’s most technically demanding away trips.
No fixtures — March 28 (International break weekend)
APRIL 2027
Matchday — April 4
Real Madrid vs Atlético Madrid — HOME (MADRID DERBY 2)
The return Madrid derby at the Santiago Bernabéu. April 4, 2027. By this point in the season, the derby could be decisive for the title race — or it could be the match that determines who finishes in the Champions League places.
Mourinho hosting Atlético Madrid at the Bernabéu in April. If the title race is still live, this is the match of the season.
Matchday — April 11
Real Madrid vs Osasuna — HOME
Matchday — April 18
Getafe vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Matchday — April 21
Real Madrid vs Elche — HOME
MAY 2027
Matchday — May 2
Levante vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Matchday — May 9
Real Madrid vs Barcelona — HOME (EL CLÁSICO 2)
The final El Clásico of the season. May 9, 2027 at the Santiago Bernabéu. Confirmed as a potentially decisive title-race fixture. If the LaLiga title race is still alive in May — and with Mourinho’s Real Madrid and Xavi’s Barcelona both competing — this match could decide the championship.
The last time Real Madrid hosted Barcelona in a title-deciding El Clásico, the atmosphere inside the Bernabéu was described as the greatest the stadium had produced in years. May 9 could surpass it.
Matchday — May 16
Real Madrid vs Racing de Santander — HOME
Matchday — May 23
Deportivo Alavés vs Real Madrid — AWAY
Matchday — May 30
Real Madrid vs Deportivo La Coruña — HOME
The season finale. The final day of the LaLiga 2026/27 season. Real Madrid at the Bernabéu against newly promoted Deportivo La Coruña — the same side they face away in December. A homecoming for a club that has been away from LaLiga for many years. For Madrid, the final day against a promoted side is the match where, if the title has not already been decided, everything comes down to the last ninety minutes.
THE MOURINHO FACTOR — WHAT IT MEANS FOR THIS SEASON
José Mourinho’s appointment is the most significant managerial news in Spanish football since Xavi arrived at Barcelona. The Portuguese manager won two LaLiga titles with Real Madrid — in 2011/12, the most points ever accumulated in a single Spanish season to that point — and his return brings the tactical intensity, the press conference drama and the specific winning mentality that the Bernabéu has been missing in recent seasons.
The 2026/27 season is Real Madrid’s first since 2012/13 without Dani Carvajal, who departed after 23 seasons in the club’s structure with 27 senior trophies. Mourinho’s challenge is to rebuild a squad that has lost its longest-serving senior player while integrating Bernardo Silva’s creativity, Konaté’s defensive solidity and Cucurella’s attacking left-back energy.
Bernardo Silva joins Real Madrid on a free transfer from Manchester City, signing a two-year deal, while Ibrahima Konaté joins from Liverpool on a four-year deal. Both arrive after the World Cup — Silva having represented Portugal, Konaté having played for France. Their integration into Mourinho’s system from pre-season will be one of the summer’s most fascinating storylines.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Real Madrid’s first LaLiga fixture in 2026/27?
Real Madrid’s first LaLiga 2026/27 fixture is at home against Real Sociedad on August 16, 2026 at the Santiago Bernabéu.
When is El Clásico in LaLiga 2026/27?
The first El Clásico is on October 25, 2026 at Camp Nou (away for Real Madrid). The second El Clásico is on May 9, 2027 at the Santiago Bernabéu (home for Real Madrid).
When is the Madrid derby in LaLiga 2026/27?
The first Madrid derby is on September 20, 2026 at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano (away for Real Madrid). The return fixture is on April 4, 2027 at the Santiago Bernabéu (home for Real Madrid).
Who is Real Madrid’s manager for LaLiga 2026/27?
José Mourinho was named Real Madrid’s new head coach on June 11, 2026, signing a contract until June 30, 2029. He previously managed the club from 2010 to 2013, winning two Copa del Rey titles and the 2011/12 LaLiga championship.
Who has Real Madrid signed for 2026/27?
Real Madrid’s key summer 2026 signings include Bernardo Silva (free transfer from Manchester City), Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool), Marc Cucurella (Chelsea) and Denzel Dumfries (Inter Milan).
Who has Real Madrid lost for 2026/27?
Real Madrid lost Dani Carvajal and David Alaba as free agents, with Carvajal departing after 23 seasons in the club’s structure. Dani Ceballos also departed.
When does LaLiga 2026/27 start?
The new La Liga season will kick off on the weekend of August 14, with the final round of fixtures scheduled for May 30, 2027.
What teams were promoted to LaLiga for 2026/27?
Three teams were promoted from the Segunda División for the 2026/27 season, including Racing de Santander — who returned to the top flight after a 14-year absence — Deportivo La Coruña and Málaga, who return to LaLiga for the first time since 2017/18.
Who won LaLiga 2025/26?
Barcelona officially secured their second consecutive LaLiga title on May 10, 2026, following a 2-0 win against Real Madrid with three matches to spare. They enter 2026/27 as two-time defending champions.
Conclusion
Real Madrid’s LaLiga 2026/27 season begins August 16 at the Bernabéu against Real Sociedad. It ends May 30 at the Bernabéu against Deportivo La Coruña. In between — thirty-six matches, two El Clásicos, two Madrid derbies, the Mourinho return and a squad that has been rebuilt from its foundations.
October 25 at the Camp Nou. April 4 in the Madrid derby at the Bernabéu. May 9 in the title-race El Clásico at home.
José Mourinho is back. Bernardo Silva is arriving. The Bernabéu is ready.
LaLiga 2026/27 starts in forty days.
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