Real Madrid

The 2012/13 season opens in the Santiago Bernabéu with a match that pits Real Madrid against Valencia, the first and third-ranked teams of the last campaign. After winning the record-breaking Liga the Whites now hope to start their defence of the title on the right foot. A look their track record gives reason for optimism. You have to go back to the 1984/85 campaign to find the last defeat in a home match on the first day. Since then Real Madrid have achieved eight wins and three draws in their opening matches at home.

 The 2012/13 season opens in the Santiago Bernabéu with a match that pits Real Madrid against Valencia, the first and third-ranked teams of the last campaign. After winning the record-breaking Liga the Whites now hope to start their defence of the title on the right foot. A look their track record gives reason for optimism. You have to go back to the 1984/85 campaign to find the last defeat in a home match on the first day. Since then Real Madrid have achieved eight wins and three draws in their opening matches at home.