Each team: Real Madrid arranges a friendly match against Austrian team, the Bernabeu Cup may be suspended for the seventh consecutive year

The Spanish media Daily Sports reported that Real Madrid arranged a friendly match against Austrian team, and the Bernabeu Cup may be suspended for the seventh consecutive year.

From the beginning of pre-season training to the first official game against Osasuna, Real Madrid has only 15 days of preparation time, and it is difficult to fully prepare for the upcoming long season. Still, the club announced this Friday the only friendly match this summer.

This friendly match will be against Austrian team Tyrol. The competition will be held on August 13. The decision surprised some Real Madrid fans, who believed this summer was the ideal time to re-host the Bernabeu Cup.

Bernabeu Cup is set to commemorate the former club chairman Santiago Bernabeu, and has been used in history to showcase teams and new players in front of fans. The event has not been held since 2018. Since then, the stadium renovation works and the pandemic have hindered the subsequent years, while the club has prioritized training in the United States.

As for the reason why it was not held last season, Real Madrid had to go to Warsaw to participate in the European Super Cup against Atalanta in mid-August. All signs suggest that this summer is an ideal opportunity for the return of the Bernabeu Cup.

Although the team needs to participate in the Club World Cup, its lineup will go through a unique pre-season preparation period, which once made people think that Real Madrid will choose to prepare for pre-season at home. However, the club chose to take advantage of the superior conditions provided by Austria to conduct pre-season training camps in the country. The last time the Bernabeu Cup was held was in 2018. That day, Real Madrid defeated Milan 3-1 with goals from Benzema, Bale and Mayoral. The event was held almost uninterrupted from 1979 to 2018, with the only exception being in 2014, when the club had no schedule due to schedule conflicts.