2016–17 Real Madrid CF season

On 15 June 2016, Denis Cheryshev was sold to Villarreal.^[4][5] On 21 June 2016, Álvaro Morata re-joined the club under a buy back clause from Juventus for a €30M fee.^[6]

On 8 August 2016, Jesé moved to Paris Saint-Germain.^[7] On 9 August 2016, Real won the UEFA Super Cup, producing a 3–2 comeback victory against Sevilla after extra time.^[8] On 21 August 2016, Madrid started off the league campaign with a 3–0 victory at Real Sociedad with a brace from Gareth Bale and a goal from Marco Asensio.^[9] On 27 August 2016, at their home debut of the season, goals from Morata and Toni Kroos gave Madrid a narrow 2–1 victory against Celta Vigo.^[10]

On 10 September 2016, Real Madrid started the new month with a 5–2 victory over Osasuna with goals by Cristiano Ronaldo, Danilo, Ramos, Luka Modrić and Pepe.^[11] On 14 September 2016, late goals from Ronaldo and Morata got Madrid off to a winning start in the Champions League season against Sporting CP.^[12] On 18 September 2016, Real Madrid won 2–0 at Espanyol by goals from James Rodríguez and Karim Benzema. With that win, Real won their 16th straight La Liga game, equalling the record.^[13][14] On 21 September 2016, Madrid drew Villarreal 1–1 at home with a goal from Ramos.^[15] On 24 September 2016, Madrid came home with their second straight draw after a 2–2 stalemate at Las Palmas, with goals from Asensio and Benzema.^[16] On 27 September 2016, Madrid drew Borussia Dortmund 2–2 in the Champions League, with goals from Ronaldo and Raphaël Varane.^[17]

On 2 October 2016, Madrid faced SD Eibar at the Bernabéu, with the match ending in a 1–1 draw. Bale scored for Real, as the team extended their winless streak to four games.^[18] On 15 October 2016, Madrid finally snapped that streak, crushing Real Betis 6–1 on the road, thanks to a brace from Isco and goals from Raphaël Varane, Benzema, Marcelo and Ronaldo.^[19] 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.^[20] On 23 October 2016, Morata gave Madrid a late 2–1 win against Athletic Bilbao after Benzema scored the opening goal.^[21] 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.^[22] On 29 October 2016, a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Morata gave Madrid a 4–1 win at Alavés.^[23]

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.^[24] On 6 November 2016, a brace from Bale and a goal from Morata helped Madrid to a 3–0 win against Leganés.^[25] On 19 November 2016, Real defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 in the Madrid derby at the Vicente Calderón, thanks to a Ronaldo hat-trick.^[26] 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.^[27] On 26 November 2016, a brace from Ronaldo gave Madrid a 2–1 home win over Sporting de Gijón.^[28] On 30 November 2016, Madrid defeated Cultural Leonesa 6–1 in the second leg of the round of 32 in the Copa del Rey, with a hat-trick from Mariano and goals from Rodríguez, Enzo Fernández and an own goal. Real won 13–2 on aggregate and advanced to the next round.^[29]

On 3 December 2016, Madrid drew to Barcelona in the first Clásico of the season, with a late goal from Ramos.^[30] 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 their Champions League group.^[31] On 10 December 2016, Madrid needed another late goal from Ramos to win 3–2 against Deportivo 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.^[32] On 15 December 2016, Madrid defeated América 2–0 in the semi-final of the Club World Cup with goals from Benzema and Ronaldo.^[33] On 18 December 2016, a hat-trick from Ronaldo and a goal from Benzema secured Madrid the Club World Cup title with a 4–2 extra time victory over Kashima Antlers in the final.^[34]

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.^[35] 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.^[36][37] 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 of the Copa del Rey after winning 6–3 on aggregate.^[38] 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.^[39] On 18 January 2017, Madrid lost their second straight game with a 1–2 defeat at the hands of Celta Vigo in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, despite an equalizer by Marcelo.^[40] On 21 January 2017, a Ramos brace in the first half gave Madrid a 2–1 win against Málaga.^[41] 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-finals (4–3 loss on aggregate). Ronaldo and Lucas Vázquez scored the goals, with the former netting a spectacular free kick.^[42] On 29 January 2017, goals from Kovačić, Ronaldo and Morata secured Madrid a 3–0 win over Real Sociedad.^[43]

On 11 February 2017, the new month was started with a 3–1 away win at Osasuna. Ronaldo, Isco and Vázquez scored the goals.^[44] 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.^[45] On 18 February 2017, Morata and Bale secured Madrid a 2–0 victory over Espanyol.^[46] On 22 February 2017, in a midweek game against Valencia, Real lost 2–1 despite a goal from Ronaldo.^[47] On 26 February 2017, being down 0–2, Bale, Ronaldo and Morata scored the goals to complete a comeback, winning 3–2 at Villarreal.^[48]

On 1 March 2017, an early Isco goal gave Madrid the lead before they went down 1–3, and Ronaldo scored a late brace to secure a draw for ten-man Madrid against Las Palmas.^[49] On 4 March 2017, after a brace from Benzema and goals from Rodríguez and Asensio, Madrid defeated Eibar 4–1.^[50] On 7 March 2017, Madrid defeated Napoli 3–1 in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 with goals from Ramos, Morata and an own goal. Madrid won 6–2 on aggregate.^[51] On 12 March 2017, a goal from Ronaldo and Ramos' winning header gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Real Betis.^[52] On 18 March 2017, goals from Benzema and Casemiro gave Madrid a 2–1 away win at Athletic Bilbao.^[53]

On 2 April 2017, goals from Benzema, Isco and Nacho gave Madrid a winning start into the new month, with a 3–0 victory over Alavés.^[54] On 5 April 2017, a hat-trick from Morata and a goal from Rodríguez gave Madrid a 4–2 away win over Leganés.^[55] On 8 April 2017, a goal from Pepe was not enough in a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid.^[56] On 12 April 2017, a Ronaldo brace helped Madrid to secure a 2–1 away win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.^[57] On 15 April 2017, Isco scored a brace with a late winner to complete a 3–2 comeback win for Madrid against Gijón, after Morata scored the other goal.^[58] On 18 April 2017, Madrid went through to the Champions League semi-finals after defeating Bayern 4–2 after an extra time comeback (6–3 on aggregate) at the Bernabéu thanks to a Ronaldo hat-trick and a goal from Asensio.^[59] On 23 April 2017, despite goals from Casemiro and Rodríguez, Madrid came up short with a late 2–3 defeat to Barcelona in the second Clásico of the season.^[60] On 26 April 2017, Madrid came back with a 6–2 away victory over Deportivo La Coruña, thanks to a brace from Rodríguez and goals from Morata, Vázquez, Isco and Casemiro.^[61] On 29 April 2017, a late goal from Marcelo gave Madrid a 2–1 win over Valencia after Ronaldo put Real in the lead.^[62]

On 2 May 2017, Ronaldo scored yet another hat-trick and Madrid ran away with a thumping 3–0 victory against Atlético Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals.^[63] On 6 May 2017, a brace apiece from Morata and Rodríguez against Granada guided Madrid to a 4–0 victory.^[64] On 10 May 2017, an Isco goal was enough for Madrid to reach the Champions League final, despite Atlético winning the second leg 2–1, meaning that Real advanced by an aggregate score of 4–2.^[65] On 14 May 2017, a Ronaldo brace and goals from Nacho and Kroos secured Real a 4–1 win over Sevilla.^[66] On 17 May 2017, two goals from Ronaldo and one from each Benzema and Kroos got Madrid a 4–1 away victory in the rescheduled match at Celta Vigo. That win gave Madrid the lead in the league table, with one game left.^[67] On 21 May 2017, a 2–0 win over Málaga, with goals from Ronaldo and Benzema, secured the 33rd league title for the club.^[68]

On 3 June 2017, Real Madrid won the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League, defeating Juventus 4–1 in the final, with a brace from Ronaldo and goals from Casemiro and Asensio. Real won their second consecutive, third in four years and twelfth overall title. With that victory, Madrid also became the first team to defend their title in the Champions League era.^[69]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
15	DF		Fábio Coentrão	28	EU	Monaco	End of Loan	Summer	2019	Free
18	FW		Mariano	22	EU	R.M. Castilla	Promotion	Summer	2021	Free
20	FW		Marco Asensio	20	EU	Espanyol	End of Loan	Summer	2021	Free
21	FW		Álvaro Morata	23	EU	Juventus	Buy-Back clause	Summer	2020	€30M	Real Madrid C.F.
	MF		Burgui	22	EU	Espanyol	End of Loan	Summer	2017	Free
	MF		Denis Cheryshev	25	EU	Valencia	End of Loan	Summer	2020	Free
	DF		Diego Llorente	22	EU	Rayo Vallecano	End of Loan	Summer	2020	Free
	MF		Omar Mascarell	23	EU	Sporting Gijón	End of Loan	Summer	2020	Free
	MF		Álvaro Medrán	22	EU	Getafe	End of Loan	Summer	2020	Free
	CB		Jesús Vallejo	19	EU	Zaragoza	End of Loan	Summer	2021	Free
	MF		Lucas Silva	23	Non-EU	Marseille	End of Loan	Summer	2020	Free

Total spending: €30M

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
17	DF		Álvaro Arbeloa	33	EU	West Ham United	End of contract	Summer	Free	West Ham United F.C.
20	FW		Jesé	23	EU	Paris Saint-Germain	Transfer	Summer	€25M	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
	CM		Marcos Llorente	21	EU	Alavés	Loan	Summer	Loan	Deportivo Alavés
	FW		Borja Mayoral	19	EU	VfL Wolfsburg	Loan	Summer	Loan	VfL Wolfsburg
	LW		Burgui	22	EU	Sporting Gijón	Loan	Summer	Loan	Sporting de Gijón
	MF		Denis Cheryshev	25	EU	Villarreal	Transfer	Summer	€7M	Villarreal CF
	CB		Diego Llorente	22	EU	Málaga	Loan	Summer	Loan	Málaga CF
	MF		Omar Mascarell	23	EU	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer	€1M	Eintracht Frankfurt
	MF		Álvaro Medrán	22	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Summer	€1.5M	Valencia CF
	CB		Jesús Vallejo	19	EU	Eintracht Frankfurt	Loan	Summer	Loan	Eintracht Frankfurt
	MF		Lucas Silva	23	Non-EU	Cruzeiro	Loan	Winter	Loan	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube

Total income: €34.5MNet income: €4.5M

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.

Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid

18 March 2017 27	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Real Madrid	Bilbao
16:15	Aduriz  28', 65'	Report	Benzema 25' Carvajal  28' Casemiro  31', 68' Kroos  71' Navas  90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 49,095 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Granada v Real Madrid

6 May 2017 35	Granada	0–4	Real Madrid	Granada
20:45	Ingason  88'	Report	Rodríguez 3', 11' Morata 30', 35'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 19,161 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Madrid joined the competition in the round of 32.

Madrid joined the competition in the group stage.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		DOR	RM	LEG	SPO
1	Borussia Dortmund	6	4	2	0	21	9	+12	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	2–2	8–4	1–0
2	Real Madrid	6	3	3	0	16	10	+6	12			2–2	—	5–1	2–1
3	Legia Warsaw	6	1	1	4	9	24	−15	4	Transfer to Europa League		0–6	3–3	—	1–0
4	Sporting CP	6	1	0	5	5	8	−3	3			1–2	1–2	2–0	—

Real Madrid v Sporting CP

14 September 2016 1	Real Madrid	2–1	Sporting CP	Madrid, Spain
20:45	Kroos  75' Ronaldo 89' Morata 90+5'	Report	Silva  39' Bruno César 47' Carvalho  57' Zeegelaar  65'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 72,179 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)

Borussia Dortmund v Real Madrid

27 September 2016 2	Borussia Dortmund	2–2	Real Madrid	Dortmund, Germany
20:45	Aubameyang 43',  90+3' Schmelzer  50' Weigl  74' Guerreiro  77' Schürrle 87'	Report	Ronaldo 17' Ramos  63' Varane 68'	Stadium: Westfalenstadion Attendance: 65,849 Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)

Real Madrid v Legia Warsaw

18 October 2016 3	Real Madrid	5–1	Legia Warsaw	Madrid, Spain
20:45	Bale 16' Jodłowiec 20' (o.g.) Asensio 37' Ronaldo  63' Vázquez 68' Morata 84'	Report	Radović 22' (pen.),  62' Moulin  51'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,251 Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Legia Warsaw v Real Madrid

2 November 2016 4	Legia Warsaw	3–3	Real Madrid	Warsaw, Poland
20:45	Odjidja-Ofoe 40' Radović 58' Moulin 83'	Report	Bale 1' Benzema 35' Kovačić 85'	Stadium: Polish Army Stadium Attendance: 0[75] Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Sporting CP v Real Madrid

22 November 2016 5	Sporting CP	1–2	Real Madrid	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 (19:45 UTC±0)	Ruiz  57' J. Pereira  64' Silva 80' (pen.) Campbell  90' André  90+2'	Report	Varane 29' Marcelo  40' Kovačić  64' Benzema 87'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 50,046 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)