Diomande debuts as Real Madrid down Schalke, Barcelona breeze past Basel

[p]After going two seasons without a major trophy, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Madrid[/a] appointed veteran Mourinho for a second spell in charge and made a slate of signings this summer to overhaul the squad.[/p][p]French superstar [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Mbappe[/a], playing under Mourinho for the first time, intercepted a poor back pass and fired home in the sixth minute to send the 15-time European champions ahead.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/huijsen-dean/2V3qUZAd/"]Dean Huijsen[/a] headed home the second from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guler-arda/CUU9qDpb/"]Arda Guler[/a]'s corner as Madrid took full control [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/schalke-0Ija0Ej9/?mid=Q74Q0xCl"]against their German opponents.[/a][/p][image alt="Key match statd" id="771c4d0b-49a2-4bef-90c4-6667329be70c" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="23c5b1e7-8c18-48f8-83f4-9a7ab25ca350" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Half-time substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/espi-carlos/WURwLTen/"]Carlos Espi[/a] nodded home Madrid's third in the second half, before 140 million euro Ivory Coast winger [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/diomande-yan/0p2ORrJi/"]Diomande[/a] and England international [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a] also joined the fray from the bench.[/p][h2]Barca thrash Basel as Bisiwu bags brace[/h2][p]Elsewhere, Spanish champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] recorded an entertaining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/basel-S8MBgwuo/?mid=Ee1rjDS7"]5-2 victory at Basel[/a] in a friendly as summer signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gordon-anthony/EFo95m2P/"]Anthony Gordon[/a] played for the first time since his switch from Newcastle.[/p][p]Another new arrival, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adeyemi-karim/GvIzwgo8/"]Karim Adeyemi[/a], put the Catalans ahead after being teed up by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/raphinha/xtBsDPam/"]Raphinha[/a], but youngster Jean Doucoure slammed home before the break to level for the Swiss.[/p][image alt="Barcelona and Basel shared seven goals" id="4c3a3a52-f01a-4fc8-8db9-c86923aaa5fd" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="b17dc34c-0778-4d7a-99ee-05ab011fdf2d" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Egyptian forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/abdelkarim-hamza/jPwJgdF6/"]Hamza Abdelkarim[/a] restored Barca's advantage early in the second half after Adeyemi fed him.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lamine-yamal/lAt3vEub/"]Lamine Yamal[/a], making his first appearance since winning the World Cup with Spain, tucked home a penalty for the third after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kounde-jules/v36QVRPu/"]Jules Kounde[/a] was fouled.[/p][p]Kazeem Olaigbe netted from the spot for Basel before Barca substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bisiwu-jesse/nVPULdyk/"]Jesse Bisiwu[/a], signed from Club Brugge, hit a brace in a late but electric cameo.[/p][embed guid="cabf7738-2500-4e08-b36c-3bb8f24ff64e" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2089027015353532780" social-type="twitter" /][p]Barcelona have one more friendly to play, at home against Al Ahly on Wednesday, before their LaLiga season begins at Elche [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/elche-4jl02tPF/?mid=Gfdoa7xn"]on August 23rd[/a].[/p]