COVENTRY City began their pre-season preparations with a 3-2 defeat against AFC Wimbledon in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
Returning striker Norman Bassette and full-back Milan van Ewijk found the net for the Sky Blues against the League One side.
Strikes from Marcus Browne and Aron Sasu put the third tier side into a two-goal lead at the break only for the Sky Blues to stage a comeback.
However, Harry Hedges scored the winner for Wimbledon as Frank Lampard’s side slipped to defeat in Marbella.
Coventry’s week-long training camp in Spain ended with a friendly against a Wimbledon side who finished 19th in League One last season.
Only goalkeeper Ben Wilson and midfielder Kai Andrews started both halves as the Sky Blues made a number of changes at the break.
Youngsters Tristen Batanwi and Callum Perry featured in the first-half side alongside a host of regular first-team players.
And Raphael Borges Rodrigues and Bassette, who spent last season away from Coventry out on loan, both started in the second-half squad along with youngster Elliot Betjemann.
Bassette scored one goal in 12 games at Reims in the first half of the 2025/26 campaign and netted two goals in 16 appearances for Kaiserslautern in the second half of the season.
Raphael netted one goal in 43 games on loan at Wigan Athletic in League One last season.
