Watch Real Madrid vs Real Betis live streaming online as Cristiano Ronaldo and co host Betis at the Bernabeu in La Liga on August 29, 2015.
Two sides who both recorded draws on the opening day of the season go head to head this weekend as Real Betis travel to the Bernabeu to face Real Madrid in La Liga.
The Madrid side finished as runners up in the Spanish top flight last season, while Betis are back in La Liga after winning promotion from the Segunda Division
Rafael Benitez had a difficult start to life as Real Madrid manager, being held to a goalless draw by newly-promoted Sporting Gijon. The boss will be wary of facing another of the newcomers so soon.
Los Blancos had a tricky run in pre-season, beating the likes of Manchester City, Inter Milan and Tottenham Hotspur, while losing to Bayern Munich and Roma, as well as being held to a goalless draw by Norwegian club Valerenga.
Benitez will be hoping that the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale can held the team rediscover their form in front of goal from last season, having netted 118 times in the league last term, making them the top scorers in the division.
The side were sloppy at the back at times in the 2014-15 campaign though, letting in 38 goals, almost twice as many of champions Barcelona, while keeping clean sheets in fewer than half of their fixtures.
The club continues to be linked with a number of players in the transfer window, with just a couple of days before the period to sign new players ends. Real have been constantly linked with Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea this season, but may wait to get him on a free next summer. Meanwhile, Karim Benzema has been linked with the Bernabeu exits, but insisted that he is not leaving earlier this week.
Ronaldo was among a number of representatives from the club in Monaco for the Champions League group stage draw, watching the side placed in a group with Paris Saint-Germain, Shakhtar Donetsk and Malmo.
Real Betis returned to the top flight as Segunda Division champions after just one year outside the top flight, sharing a 1-1 draw with Villarreal last weekend. The club have been something of a yo-yo side in recent years, being relegated just two years after their 2011 promotion, before returning at the first time of asking.
Pepe Mel was appointed for a second spell in charge of the side midway through last season following a brief stint with at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Since taking up his post in December, Betis have lost just once in the league.
The manager has been busy strengthening his squad in preparation for their return to La Liga over the summer. Betis have brought in Rafael van der Vaart, Didier Digard, and Juan Manuel Vargas all on frees.
Attack was key for Betis last season, as they finished as the joint-highest scorers in the second tier, alongside Las Palmas who were promoted through the playoffs. They netted 73 times in the league, led by Ruben Castro who scored 32 times.
Recent history suggests that Real Betis have a good chance of avoiding the drop, with few teams being relegated after just one season in the top flight. However, two of last year’s newly-promoted trio finished in the bottom three, although Eibar were later given a reprieve as a result of Elche’s financial problems.
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