Not only did Real Madrid struggle against their arc city rivals, Athletico Madrid, in the UEFA super cup which they lost by a 4-2 goals margin after extra time. On Sunday, the UEFA champions had their first official La Liga game against Getafe without Ronaldo, after a slow start, Madrid net their first goal in 19mins after Dani Carvajal strike, Bale sealed the win for Madrid in the second half.

The Ronaldo effect is already telling on the Madrid team, both financially and team stability. Real Madrid on Sunday recorded a very low turn out by fans in their game against Getafe, this will be the lowest turn out since 2008/09 season after a 5 game loss streak.

On Sunday, they had a similar turnout of 48,466 fans came to watch Madrid first home game in the 2018/19 la liga season.