City to end pre-season with Gate clash against Real Valladolid

BRISTOL City have confirmed they will be ending their preseason schedule with a friendly against Spanish club Real Valladolid at Ashton Gate, as preparations continue for the 2025-26 campaign.

- Dan CARTER daniel.carter@reachplecom

The Robins will welcome the Segunda Division side to BS3 on Saturday, August 2, for what will be their final friendly fixture before the Championship season gets underway a week later when Gerhard Struber's side travel to Bramall Lane to face Sheffield United.

Real Valladolid were relegated from La Liga last season as they finished bottom of the Spanish first division, 25 points adrift of Sevilla and safety. Across the whole of the campaign, La Pucela only won four league matches, with only one of those victories coming in 2025.

Up until May, Brazilian legend Ronaldo Nazario was the majority shareholder of City’s final preseason opponents, having purchased a 51 per cent stake in the club back in 2019.

However, the former Real Madrid and Barcelona forward agreed to sell his share to a North American Investment group in the final weeks of last season.