Spanish paper El Mundo published names some with photos of up to 50 IOC members who were going to vote for them.
While 50 votes would give Madrid an unlikely win in the first round of voting, the revelations did not sit well with the members, who vote in a secret ballot.
History suggests it can rebound as Le Parisien newspaper did a similar thing before the vote on the 2012 Games hosts in 2005, which saw London edge out Paris in a shock result.
One senior IOC member said the revelations in El Mundo had gone down “like a lead balloon” with the members.
But outgoing IOC President Jacques Rogge, whose successor will be appointed next Tuesday, said he did not believe that Madrid would suffer from the revelations.
“I would say that one shouldn’t pay any attention or give credit to this type of information,” said the 71 year old, who has been at the helm for the last 12 years.
“Only the person who presses the button (the way the IOC members vote) on Saturday knows how they are going to vote.
“It won’t harm Madrid’s bid because my colleagues don’t give this type of information any credence either.”
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