Bella Anderson and Millene Cabral during a pre-season match. Image: Deportivo Abanca.
Riazor kicks off Matchday 3
The Riazor stadium will host the clash between Deportivo Abanca and Real Madrid CF on Friday, September 11th at 20:45. This match will kick off the third matchday of Liga F Moeve. The encounter will be broadcast free-to-air on Teledeporte and RTVE Play. It will also be streamed on the DAZN platform.
10 SEP 2026
Matchday 3 of Liga F Moeve will kick off on Friday, September 11th at 20:45h with the match between Deportivo Abanca - Real Madrid CF. The Galician side comes into the fixture in 12th position with 1 point after falling 0-1 to Sevilla FC on Matchday 1, and drawing 0-0 against Costa Adeje Tenerife on the second matchday of the competition. A point in Tenerife for Alberto Rodríguez's project to start building good momentum. The coach will be without the injured Merle Barth, Eva Alonso, and Lucía Rivas, as well as the suspended Carla Castiñeyras, and Ainoa Gómez and Marisa García, who are currently playing in the U20 World Cup with Spain. The Deportivo Abanca side will be looking to secure their first league win.
Opposing them will be Real Madrid CF, who sit in 4th position in the standings with 4 points after a 3-2 victory against Atlético de Madrid in the Madrid derby on Matchday 1, but then drawing 0-0 against SD Eibar. Nevertheless, Pau Quesada's side, who also qualified for the Champions League qualifiers, remain unbeaten, although they are looking to return to winning ways. The visiting coach also has numerous absences for the clash. Sara Holmgaard, Sara Däbritz, and Athenea del Castillo are injured, while Felicia Schröder will serve her second match of suspension, and Signe Bruun is the big new addition. Academy players Laia López, Noemí Bejarano, Silvia Cristóbal, Irune Dorado, and Paula Comendador are at the U20 World Cup.
Previous Encounters in Primera División
Deportivo Abanca were promoted to the top flight in the 2024/2025 season. Since that season, both teams have faced each other on a total of 4 occasions, with a record of 1 draw (2-2 at Di Stéfano in the 2024/2025 season) and 3 victories for Real Madrid CF. Furthermore, the two teams already met in two matches the last time the Galician club was in Primera División, with two victories, both for the Madrid side. The Madridistas and Deportivo Abanca also faced each other in pre-season, where Pau Quesada's side won 2-1 in Valdebebas. The away goal was scored by Lucía Pardo, but in just eight minutes, Oihane San Martín and Pau Rubio turned the game around for the *merengue* club to take the pre-season clash.