The hosts get us under way!

Like Barcelona, Almeria have had trouble registering new signings.

Brazilian defender Kaiky, 18, is the only signing they have been able to register, in fact. He starts tonight's game, up against the likes of Benzema and Vinicius Junior.

Baptism of fire!

Nice atmosphere building. We're just a couple minutes away from kick-off.

The Almeria players have just given the Real players a guard of honour in a sporting start to tonight's proceedings.

It's been a busy week for Real Madrid already, of course, beating Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 to lift the Uefa Super Cup in Helsinki on Wednesday.

Karim Benzema scored his 324th goal for Real in that game, moving the Frenchman second on the club's all-time scoring charts - behind only Cristiano Ronaldo (450).

Benzema finished last season as top scorer in La Liga with 27 goals.

He'll be eyeing a fast start to his league season tonight against Almeria, who are back in the Spanish top flight after a seven-year absence.

Image source, Getty Images

Image source, Getty Images

Let's look at the teams then.

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti hands full debuts to Antonio Rudiger and Aurelien Tchouameni, both of whom made late substitute appearances in the Super Cup win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Almeria: Martinez, Kaiky, Ely, Babic, Brandariz, Samu, Eguaras, Robertone, Akieme, Ramazani, Sadiq.

Subs: Lazaro, Sola, Centelles, Sanchez, Rojas, Sousa, Appiah, Lazo.

Real Madrid: Courtois, Vazquez, Rudiger, Fernandez, Mendy, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Kroos, Valverde, Junior, Benzema.

Subs: Lunin, Lopez, Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Modric, Casemiro, Ceballos, Hazard, Asensio, Diaz.

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Saturday saw Barcelona get their La Liga campaign off to a frustrating start with a home stalemate against Rayo Vallecano.

Can Real Madrid fare any better as they begin their title defence away to newly promoted Almeria?

Stick around for updates!