Fan favorite Real Madrid CF will try to bounce back from a poor opening day showing to snatch its first win of the young La Liga 2015-2016 season against newly-promoted club Real Betis Balompié at their home stadium of Santiago Bernabéu.
Los Blancos was held to a goalless draw by Sporting Gijón in their La Liga opener last Sunday at the Estadio El Molinón amidst 27,691 fans. This means that new manager Rafa Benitez is still looking for his first win with Real and will go for it again this time at home versus Los Béticos.
Last year's Segunda División champions signed 10 new players this summer to prepare for their Liga de Fútbol Profesional stint and managed to settle for a 1-1 draw against one of the top teams in the league, Villarreal CF, in their opening game.
Pepe Mel's boys are looking for an upset against Los Vikingos, whose lineup consists of global superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, James Rodríguez, Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos, and Sergio Ramos.
During the offseason, Benitez was involved in a word war with former Real manager and now English Premier League champion coach José Mourinho with regards to his ability to improve a team. With that, Benitez is eager to prove himself that he can take a powerhouse team like Real Madrid to a championship.
Match Details
Date: Saturday, August 29
Time: 4:30 p.m. (EDT)
Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain
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