The new La Liga season gets underway on August 15, with the top five games from the top tier in Spain. Real Madrid will be last on, as they face Osasuna on Augu

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Real Madrid issued a statement on Tuesday opposing La Liga's plans to move Barcelona's match at Villarreal to the U.S. in December, arguing the decision would compromise the competitive integrity of Spain's top flight.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Real Madrid ‘Hatch Plan’ for Franco Mastantuono in La Liga Season Opener. Franco Mastantuono might have only been unveiled in Real Madrid City just a few days ago, but the 18-year-old is reportedly in line to make his debut in a white shirt against Osasuna.

Real Madrid, though, aren’t in action until Tuesday, when they host Osasuna at the Bernabeu at 9pm local time. That’s a fairly unusual situation, as La Liga matchdays generally tend to be at most spread across Friday-Monday — the occasional midweek fixtures aside, of course.

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Tebas and Madrid president Florentino Pérez have been engaged in a spiky public back-and-forth for years. Just earlier this summer, La Liga refused to grant Real Madrid an extended period of recovery before the 2025–26 campaign despite advancing to the semifinals of this summer’s Club World Cup.

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Real Madrid vs. Osasuna lineups: Predicted starting XI, team news, injury latest for Trent Alexander-Arnold's La Liga debut originally appeared on The Sporting News Real Madrid start their delayed 2025/26 La Liga campaign at home to Osasuna on August 19.