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The 2016–17 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 113th season in existence and the club's 86th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
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Pre-season
On 15 June 2016, Denis Cheryshev was sold to Villarreal CF.
On 21 June 2016, Álvaro Morata re-joined the club under a buy back clause from Juventus for a €30M fee.
August
On 8 August 2016, Jesé moved to Paris Saint-Germain.
On 9 August 2016, Real won the UEFA Super Cup, defeating Sevilla 3–2 after extra time.
On 21 August 2016, Madrid started the season with a 3–0 victory at Real Sociedad with a brace from Gareth Bale and a goal from Marco Asensio.
On 27 August 2016, at their home debut of the season, Morata and Toni Kroos gave Madrid a narrow 2–1 victory against Celta de Vigo.
September
On 10 September 2016, Real Madrid started the new month with a 5–2 victory over CA Osasuna with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Danilo, Ramos, Luka Modrić and Pepe.
On 14 September 2016, late goals from Ronaldo and Morata got Madrid of to a winning start in the Champions League season against Sporting CP.
On 18 September 2016, Real Madrid won 2–0 at RCD Espanyol by goals from James Rodríguez and Karim Benzema. With that win, Real won their 16th straight La Liga game, equaling the record.
On 21 September 2016, Madrid drew Villareal CF 1–1 at home with a goal from Ramos.
On 24 September 2016, Madrid came home with their second straight draw after a 2–2 at Las Palmas, with goals from Asensio and Benzema.
On 27 September 2016, Madrid drew Borussia Dortmund 2–2 in the Champions League, with goals from Ronaldo and Raphaël Varane.
October
On 2 October 2016, a goal from Bale gave Madrid a 1–1 draw against SD Eibar.
On 15 October 2016, Madrid defeated Real Betis 6–1 on the road, thanks to a brace from Isco and goals from Raphaël Varane, Benzema, Marcelo and Ronaldo.
On 18 October 2016, Real won 5–1 in the Champions League against Legia Warsaw by goals from Bale, Asensio, Lucas Vázquez, Morata and an own goal.
On 23 October 2016, Morata gave Madrid a late 2–1 win against Athletic Bilbao after Benzema scored the opening goal.
On 26 October 2016, the cup competition got underway with a 7–1 win over Cultural Leonesa, thanks to braces from Asensio and Morata and goals from Nacho and Mariano.
On 29 October 2016, a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Morata gave Madrid a 4–1 win at Alavés.
November
On 2 November 2016, Mateo Kovačić gave Madrid the late equalizer in a 3–3 draw at Warsaw, after Bale and Benzema opened a 2–0 lead.
On 6 November 2016, a brace from Bale and a goal from Morata helped Madrid to win 3–0 against Leganés.
On 19 November 2016, Madrid defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 in the first Madrid derby, with a hat-trick from Ronaldo.
On 22 November 2016, goals from Varane and Benzema secured Madrid a 2–1 victory at Sporting CP and the qualification to the knockout stage of the Champions League.
On 26 November 2016, a brace from Ronaldo gave Madrid a 2–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.
On 30 November 2016, Madrid defeated Cultural Leonesa 6–1 in the second leg of the round of 32 match in the Copa del Rey, with a hatrick from Mariano and goals from Rodríguez, Enzo Fernández and an own goal. Real won 13–2 on aggregate and moved to the next round.
December
On 3 December 2016, Madrid drew to Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season, with a late goal from Ramos.
On 7 December 2016, a brace from Benzema was not enough in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Dortmund, which resulted in Madrid finishing second in the group stage of the Champions League.
On 10 December 2016, Madrid needed another late goal from Ramos to win 3–2 against Deportivo de La Coruña, after Morata and Mariano scored the other goals. This game set a new record as it was the 35th game for Los Blancos without a loss.
On 15 December 2016, Madrid defeated América 2–0 in the semi-final of the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup with goals from Benzema and Ronaldo.
On 18 December 2016, Madrid won the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup, defeating Kashima Antlers 4–2 after extra time with a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Benzema.
January
On 4 January 2017, the new year started with a 3–0 victory over Sevilla, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Copa del Rey, with a brace from Rodríguez and a goal from Varane.
On 7 January 2017, a brace from Isco and goals from Benzema, Ronaldo and Casemiro secured Madrid a 5–0 win against Granada, equaling the Spanish record for an unbeaten run with 39 games, shared with Barcelona.
On 12 January 2017, a last minute goal from Benzema secured a 3–3 draw against Sevilla, getting the unbeaten run to 40 games, a new record in Spanish football. The other goals were from Asensio and Ramos. Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals after winning 6–3 on aggregate.
On 15 January 2017, in their third meeting against Sevilla in 11 days, Madrid lost 1–2 despite an opening goal from Ronaldo. With that loss, the unbeaten streak ended at 40 matches.
On 18 January 2017, Madrid lost their second straight game with a 1–2 loss against Celta Vigo in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final, despite an equalizer by Marcelo.
On 21 January 2017, a Ramos brace in the first half gave Madrid a 2–1 win against Málaga.
On 25 January 2017, Madrid were eliminated from the Copa del Rey after a 2–2 draw against Celta Vigo in the second leg of the quarter-final (4–3 loss on aggregate). Ronaldo and Lucas Vázquez scored Madrid's goals.
On 29 January 2017, goals from Kovačić, Ronaldo and Morata secured Madrid a 3–0 win over Real Sociedad.
February
On 11 February 2017, the new month was started with an 3–1 away win at Osasuna. Ronaldo, Isco and Vázquez scored the goals.
On 15 February 2017, in the first leg of the round of 16 in the Champions League against Napoli, Madrid won 3–1 at home, thanks to goals from Benzema, Kroos and Casemiro.
On 18 February 2017, Morata and Bale secured Madrid a 2–0 victory over Espanyol.
On 22 February 2017, in a midweek game against Valencia, Real lost 2–1 despite a goal from Ronaldo.
On 26 February 2017, being down 0–2, Bale, Ronaldo and Morata scored the goals to complete a comeback and winning 3–2 at Villarreal.
In
Total spending: €30M
Out
Total Income: €34.5M
Net income: €4.5M
Competitions
Times from 9 August to 29 October 2016 and from 26 March to 21 May 2017 are UTC+2, from 30 October 2016 to 25 March 2017 UTC+1, unless otherwise noted.
Overview
Last updated: 26 February 2017
Source: Competitions
Results summary
Last updated: 26 February 2017.
Source: laliga.es
Result round by round
Last updated: 26 February 2017.
Source: laliga.es
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
Copa del Rey
Madrid joined the competition in the round of 32.
UEFA Champions League
Madrid joined the competition in the group stage.
Knockout phase
Round of 16
UEFA Super Cup
Madrid secured their spot by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.
FIFA Club World Cup
Madrid secured their spot by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.
Squad statistics
As of 26 February 2017.
Goals
As of 26 February 2017.
1 Includes 2016 UEFA Super Cup and 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
Clean sheets
As of 26 February 2017.
1 Includes 2016 UEFA Super Cup and 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
Disciplinary record
Last updated: 26 February 2017
Source: Matches
Ordered by , and
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
1 Includes 2016 UEFA Super Cup and 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.