Madrid Madrid Madrid (, ) is the capital of Spain and the largest municipality in both the Community of Madrid and Spain as a whole. The city has almost 3.2 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.5 million. It is the third-largest city in the European Union (EU), smaller than only London and Berlin, and its monocentric metropolitan area is the third-largest in the EU, smaller only than those of London and Paris. The municipality covers . Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the centre of both the country and the Community of Madrid (which comprises the
Real Madrid Rugby Eulogio Aranguren among them. On Jan 10, 1925, the squad played its first match v. Atlético Madrid in the Stadium Metropolitano, which was won by Real Madrid by 27–0. During its first years of existence, Real Madrid Rugby played in different venues, such as Chamartín, El Estadio, El Campo de Los Suizos and Canillejas. On January 25, 1925, Real Madrid played Infantry Academy of Toledo at Estadio Chamartín, with a new win for Real Madrid by 23–9. After the match, the team was also awarded its first trophy. At regional level, Real Madrid Rugby won four consecutive Campeonato Regional Centro,