Ferencvárosi TC - Real Madrid live - Football

Ferencvárosi TC take on Real Madrid on Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 18:00 BST at the Groupama Arena in Budapest - a venue where Los Blancos have never played before. The pre-season friendly marks the first meeting between the two clubs since November 1995, when their only previous encounters took place in the 1995/96 Champions League group stage: Real Madrid won 6-1 at the Bernabéu and drew 1-1 in Budapest. Ferencváros enter the clash mid-way through UEFA Europa League qualifying, while Real Madrid continue their pre-season preparations under newly returned manager José Mourinho.

Match Info: Ferencvárosi TC vs Real Madrid

The clash between Ferencvárosi TC and Real Madrid takes place on Saturday, 8 August 2026, with kick-off at 18:00 BST (17:00 UTC) at the Groupama Arena in Budapest, Hungary, in a pre-season friendly. The 22,000-capacity stadium is the home of Ferencváros and will host Real Madrid for the first time in history.

Where to Watch Ferencvárosi TC vs Real Madrid?

In the United States, the match between Ferencváros and Real Madrid is available via Fubo TV (online streaming) and CBS Sports Network (TV). Spanish viewers can watch on Real Madrid TV, while fans in Israel can follow the action on 5Sport. The UAE has dual coverage: Abu Dhabi Sports 1 on TV and STARZPLAY online. Hungarian viewers can watch on M4 Sport.

Across Latin America - including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela - the match is available on Disney+. Caribbean viewers in countries such as Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, the Cayman Islands, and Barbados can stream via Disney+ Premium Caribbean.

The Middle East and North Africa region, covering Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Oman, Syria, and Bahrain, can follow the match on STARZPLAY. Fans in the United States can also stream it on Fubo TV.

Match between Ferencvárosi TC and Real Madrid - Preview

A friendly with more than 30 years of history behind it: for the first time since the 1995/96 Champions League, Ferencváros and Real Madrid meet again - this time at the modern Groupama Arena in Budapest, a venue Real Madrid have never visited before.

José Mourinho's return to Real Madrid is the defining storyline of the Spanish club's summer. After a trophy-less 2025/26 season that saw Xabi Alonso dismissed mid-campaign, Florentino Pérez brought the Portuguese tactician back to the Bernabéu. The pre-season has shown encouraging signs: a 4-1 demolition of Leganés was followed by a 2-2 draw with Fiorentina in Austria. New signing Denzel Dumfries has joined the group, and the side's first competitive fixture is the LaLiga opener on 22 August against Espanyol.

Ferencváros, meanwhile, are already in full competitive mode. The Hungarian champions have navigated two rounds of Europa League qualifying: they eliminated Vojvodina with a 5-1 aggregate (a 2-1 away win followed by a 3-0 home victory) and then edged past Twente on a 4-3 aggregate, winning 2-1 in Enschede before drawing 2-2 at the Groupama Arena. Striker Lenny Joseph has been in outstanding form, netting 3 goals across those 2 European ties.

Head-to-Head: Ferencvárosi TC vs Real Madrid

The entire head-to-head history between these two clubs fits into just two matches - both played in the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League group stage, separated by two weeks, with vastly different outcomes, and not repeated since in any competition for over 30 years.

Here are the two meetings between Ferencváros and Real Madrid:

• 18 October 1995 - UEFA Champions League, Group Stage - Real Madrid 6:1 Ferencvárosi TC (Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid)
• 1 November 1995 - UEFA Champions League, Group Stage - Ferencvárosi TC 1:1 Real Madrid (Stadion Albert Flórián, Budapest)

Ferencvárosi TC - Recent Form

Ferencváros enter this match with a solid European record - unbeaten across all 3 of their UEFA Europa League qualifying matches, with 7 goals scored and 4 conceded.

In the Europa League qualifying campaign, Balázs Borbély's side showed both quality and resilience. They opened their European account with a commanding 3-0 home win over Vojvodina on 16 July, having already secured a 2-1 away victory in Novi Sad a week earlier. In the second qualifying round, Ferencváros won 2-1 at Twente on 23 July, then held on for a 2-2 draw at home on 30 July to progress with a 4-3 aggregate score. Striker Lenny Joseph has been the standout performer, scoring 3 goals in 2 European outings.

In the Hungarian league, however, the picture has been less convincing. Ferencváros lost 2-4 away at Paks on 26 July and followed that up with a goalless draw at home to Vasas on 2 August. The meeting with Real Madrid offers the Budapest side a chance to build confidence ahead of the next round of European qualifying.

Real Madrid - Recent Form

Real Madrid closed the 2025/26 La Liga season strongly, winning their final 3 league matches, and have begun pre-season under Mourinho with a win and a draw from 2 friendlies.

The final weeks of last season were impressive: a 2-0 home win over Oviedo on 14 May was followed by a 1-0 victory away at Sevilla on 17 May, before Mourinho's side rounded off the campaign with a 4-2 triumph over Athletic Club on 23 May. When pre-season resumed in late July, Leganés were swept aside 4-1 at the Alfredo Di Stéfano - with Fede Valverde returning to the starting XI - before Fiorentina held Los Blancos to a 2-2 draw in Austria on 1 August.

Mourinho has been rebuilding the squad over the summer, with new arrival Denzel Dumfries among those integrating into the group. The friendly against Ferencváros represents the third pre-season outing for Madrid and another opportunity to sharpen the team's shape ahead of the LaLiga opener against Espanyol on 22 August.

Facts and Statistics

Though Ferencvárosi TC and Real Madrid have remarkably little shared history on the pitch - just two competitive meetings in over a century of football - both clubs have rich European traditions that make this reunion all the more compelling. The August 2026 friendly in Budapest is a chance to write a new chapter in a rivalry that has been on pause since 1995.

• Ferencváros and Real Madrid have met only twice in official competition, both in the 1995/96 UEFA Champions League group stage - the only time the two clubs have appeared in the same European tournament.
• The Groupama Arena hosts Real Madrid for the first time ever - the 1995 Budapest fixture was played at the old Stadion Albert Flórián.
• Ferencváros's only goal against Real Madrid in any competitive match was scored by Flórián Albert Jr in the 36th minute of the 1-1 draw in Budapest; Raúl González equalised in the 73rd minute.
• The gap between the clubs' last meeting (November 1995) and this fixture (August 2026) is more than 30 years - an extraordinary hiatus between encounters.
• Striker Lenny Joseph has scored 3 goals in Ferencváros's 2 most recent Europa League qualifying matches heading into this friendly.