Real Madrid are utilizing the World Cup break in Qatar to accelerate the remodeling of the Santiago Bernabéu, which is anticipated to be finished next summer. The stadium's exterior improvements are actually already remarkably visible. More than 400 tons of slats have been placed around the white temple, giving an idea of how the Santiago Bernabéu's exterior will generally look.

Likewise, it is expected that in this period there will be an important advance in what will be one of the main attractions of the stadium: the retractable roof. The installation of this structure, weighing more than 35,000 tons, will allow the stadium to be completely closed when the works are finished and it will experience notable progress before football returns to the Santiago Bernabéu with Real Madrid vs Real Sociedad at the end of January.

Moreover, compared to the games in the first part of the season, it is anticipated that more spectators will be able to attend. The club reportedly plans to add about 7,000 seats to the stadium's seating capacity.