Julián López de Lerma led his first training session as head coach of Real Madrid Castilla, who host Mérida this Sunday at the Di Stéfano on Primera Federación matchday 20 (6:15 pm CET). Miguel Barrio will serve as assistant coach for the reserve side, while Marcos Chena takes on the role of fitness coach.

Meanwhile, Víctor Cea made his debut in charge of Real Madrid C, alongside Marcos Merino as assistant coach, as they begun preparations for Saturday’s clash against Orihuela, to be played on Pitch 7 at Real Madrid City (5:30 pm CET).

Álvaro López has taken over the Under-19s, with Luis Ayllón as his assistant. They oversaw their first session ahead of Sunday’s Copa del Rey opener, where our team will face Cádiz in the round of 32 (4:00 pm CET).