Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol The Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol, is the training ground of the Spanish football club Real Betis. The centre which is named after the former Real Betis player Luis del Sol, is commonly nicknamed as "La fábrica verdiblanca". Occupying an area of 45,000 m², the complex is located on Avenida de Italia of Los Bermejales district in Seville, adjacent to Estadio Benito Villamarín; the home of Real Betis Balompie. The training centre was officially opened on 19 December 1997 by then-president of the club Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, accompanied by the Cardinal Priest Carlos Amigo
2015–16 Real Madrid C.F. season thrashed Real Betis in their home opener by a score of 5–0 after braces from Gareth Bale and James Rodríguez and a goal from Karim Benzema. Cristiano Ronaldo scored five goals and had an assist for Benzema in a 6–0 away win at Espanyol. With the five goals, Ronaldo set his Spanish league goal tally to 230 goals in 203 games, surpassing Raúl's record of 228 goals in 550 games for Real Madrid in La Liga, becoming the all-time top scorer for Real Madrid in the Spanish league. Real started the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League season with a 4–0 victory