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Cristiano Ronaldo had eight goals from his previous two games but he and his team mates struggled to beat keeper Andres Fernandez.

A solitary goal from Karim Benzema spared Real Madrid’s blushes as the Spanish giants scraped to a nervy 1-0 win over Granada on Saturday.

The stars of Real Madrid including Cristiano Ronaldo greeted the Syrian refugee family whose plight was made famous when they were tripped by a Hungarian camerawoman.

Next up for Los Blancos is Malaga at home in La Liga on Saturday, before they travel to Sweden to face Malmo at Swedbank Stadion next week Wednesday.

Madrid needed a Karim Benzema goal 10 minutes into the second half to claim maximum points, having been frustrated for large spells by the visitors.

And Real comes to real on their second match against another Real “Real Betis”. Directly responsible for three goals in a 5-0 drubbing of Real Betis, the Colombian attacker seemed to have found an early rhythm for the campaign.

Following the first worldwide session of 2015/16, Real Madrid must consider themselves unlucky.

Head coach Benitez explained last week that a back injury was behind Ronaldo’s absence in the Audi Cup. Alongside Pepe and Benzema, the Spanish giants are reportedly working on getting the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Sergio Ramos fit before the commencement of the new season.

However, the former Liverpool manager expects Ronaldo to be fit for the club’s opening La Liga game against Sporting Gijon.