Zidane selects Montreal as Real Madrid 19/20 pre-season base
The LaLiga club return to the Canadian city as they did as part of their 2016-17 season preparation and will use Montreal Impact's facilities.
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Real Madrid are heading back to Montreal (Canada) as their main base for their 2019/20 pre-season base in North America. Zidane used the Montreal Impact facilities during the summer of 2016 and was so impressed, has opted to make a return to the Canadian city.
Last year's Russia World Cup was the main factor that impeded Madrid to carry out pre-season in Canada, opting to stay in the Spanish capital due to the fact that 15 of the 23 man squad were involved in action in Russia.
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At present Real Madrid have five pre-season games confirmed: They open their warm-up series facing Bayern Munich on July 20 in Houston, then face Arsenal in Landover on the 23rd. The last match in the International Champions Cup is a Madrid derby against Atletico in East Rutherford three days later. Zidane's men then return to Europe where they are set to face Spurs in the semi-final of the Audi Cup on July 30, with the Munich final taking place on the following day. At present no date has been confirmed for the annual Trofeo Bernabeu.