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Real Madrid are hoping to make it four wins from four at the start of the 2026-27 La Liga<\/a> season when they take on Real Betis<\/a> at La Cartuja on Friday night. Jose Mourinho\u2019s side are building momentum nicely ahead of their trip to Seville, which will be see their biggest test so far against a team they have not defeated in Andalusia since 2021.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Now that the season is well underway, Mourinho will have an idea of his strongest team. He\u2019s counted on the likes of Denzel Dumfries<\/a>, Dean Huijsen and Arda Guler in debates at right-back, centre-back and right wing, and the trio are poised to start at La Cartuja against Betis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Diario AS<\/a> say that three changes will be made to the team that defeated Malaga last weekend. Mourinho is expected to call upon Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate and Guler from the start, with Trent Alexander-Arnold, Antonio Rudiger and Brahim Diaz dropping out.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n It is to no one\u2019s surprise that Thibaut Courtois will remain in the Real Madrid<\/a> goal, as he hopes to build on his first clean sheet of the season from the victory over Malaga. The defence will be made up of Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen and Marc Cucurella, who will be tasked with stopping Betis dangerman Antony on the home side\u2019s right flank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n In midfield, Federico Valverde and Bernardo Silva have built a good partnership, and they will need to be at their best to stop former Real Madrid<\/a> man Isco, who will be Betis\u2019 talisman. Jude Bellingham will feature in an advanced role, with the attack completed by Guler on the right, Vinicius Junior on the left, and Kylian Mbappe up front.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n