Real Madrid eased to a 3-0 victory over Schalke 04 in a friendly at the sold-out Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday, sharpening their edge a week before the start of the new domestic season.
Kylian Mbappé opened the scoring in the sixth minute, and Dean Huijsen headed in from a corner to double the lead by the 20th. Carlos Espi added the third with a header early in the second half, capping a dominant display under manager José Mourinho, now in his second spell at the club. Schalke were without defender Robin Gosens through injury.
The result extends Real Madrid's pre-season run to four wins and a draw in their last five friendlies. They open their Liga campaign against Espanyol next Saturday. Schalke begin their DFB-Pokal campaign away to Hallescher FC on Monday.