Real Madrid vs Galatasaray for Santiago Bernabeu Trophy

Tonight marks the 36^th edition of the Santiago Bernabeu Trophy set to take place in Madrid in front of a full house. This will be the last game for Real before the start of the 2015/16 La Liga regular season and the second time facing the Turkish team in the last five years. Real beat the Lions 2-1 in the 2011 edition and seek to make an even greater statement tonight.

Dedicated to the memory of former Real President Santiago Bernabeu, Real has won 24 times. Though a friendly match, Real is keen to put their stars on the pitch to give fans a taste of what to expect in the regular season. Aside from the Real greats, new local coach Rafa Benitez may want to start his new summer acquisitions: Brazilian center-back Pepe, Portugal left-back Fabio Coentrao, French defender Raphael Varane and his country-mate forward Karim Benzema.

For the Lions, their season began over last weekend and in a disappointing turn of events they were held to a 2-2 draw against Sivaspor, a team without big names or a big budget. Things will definitely be much harder against Real tonight but needs his top players: Burak Yilmaz and Umut Bulut to continue with their goal scoring ways. Yilmaz was the savior for the Lions against Sivaspor, entering the game in the second half and scoring the two goals needed to save the match as a draw.

Prediction

The Lions will lose this match, but shouldn't go down without a fight. Expect Real to score at least 3, while Galatasaray put 1 in the home teams' goal.

Bet365 Online Gambling

In a truly one-sided match, bet365 Sports, the premier UK sportsbook has Real as obvious favorites at 1.20. Galatasaray are in need of a miracle at 9.00 and a draw comes in at 6.00. bet365 also has props for Asian Lines, Corners, Goals and Half Score, giving punters a ton of chances to win big.