Real Madrid continued their encouraging pre-season under Jose Mourinho with a 4-1 win over Leganes in a behind-closed-doors friendly. Federico Valverde opened the scoring before Gonzalo Garcia doubled Madrids advantage, with Franco Mastantuono and an own goal from Ruben Pulido after the break putting the result beyond doubt. Leganes briefly threatened a comeback when Naim Garcia produced a fine individual goal before half-time, but Madrids quality ultimately proved too much.Valverde broke the deadlock after 21 minutes, exchanging passes with Arda Guler before calmly slotting beyond Raul Fernandez. Madrid doubled their lead soon after when Trent Alexander-Arnold picked out Gonzalo Garcia with an excellent long pass, allowing the forward to lift the ball over the advancing goalkeeper.Leganes responded before the break. Naim Garcia collected possession on the left, skipped past Alexander-Arnold and curled an excellent finish into the far corner, giving Andriy Lunin no chance.Any hopes of a fightback were extinguished shortly before the hour mark as Madrid struck twice in quick succession. Alexander-Arnold was again heavily involved, with Mastantuono reacting quickest after the England internationals effort was saved, before Pulido turned a dangerous cross into his own net just two minutes later.Mourinho then handed valuable minutes to several academy players after making wholesale substitutions in the 70th minute, with Madrid comfortably seeing out the closing stages to secure another pre-season win.Alexander-Arnold shines in attack Alexander-Arnold delivered another reminder of the attacking quality he can offer from right-back. His pinpoint long pass created Gonzalo Garcias goal, while his shot led directly to Mastantuonos close-range finish after the restart.However, there was also a familiar defensive concern for Mourinho to address. Alexander-Arnold was beaten too easily by Naim Garcia in the build-up to Leganes only goal, with the winger cutting inside before curling beyond Lunin.With new signing Denzel Dumfries providing fresh competition for the right-back position, Alexander-Arnold will know consistent performances at both ends of the pitch will be required to cement his place in Mourinhos plans ahead of the new campaign. Topics Leganes Real Madrid CF Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Vinicius Junior set to stay at Real Madrid amid Arsenal interest Mitch Fretton 28th July, 2026 Cucurella shows off new tattoo after winning World Cup and bids farewell to Chelsea Mitch Fretton 28th July, 2026 No letter, no fax and no call Bayern Munich chief says Real Madrid have not been in touch over Michael Olise Jon Fisher 28th July, 2026 Manchester City provide Rodri injury update amid continued Real Madrid speculation Nicholas McGee 28th July, 2026 Former Real Madrid goalkeeper accuses club of unforgivable mismanagement over Vinicius Jr contract saga Jon Fisher 28th July, 2026 Former Real Madrid captain Nacho believes Jose Mourinho will inspire Bernabeu bounce back: Beautiful things are coming Jon Fisher 28th July, 2026
