Carlo Ancelotti's side went into the match fresh from winning the International Champions Cup, while Inter travelled to St Louis after edging bitter rivals Juventus on penalties.

Madrid took just eight minutes to break the deadlock against the Italian opposition, with Kaka heading home a rebound after having a shot from close range saved by Samir Handanovic.

Cristiano Ronaldo doubled Real's advantage just before the break, finding the corner after collecting a swift pass inside from Luka Modric.

A comfortable victory was put beyond doubt for Ancelotti's side midway through the second half when Ricardo Alvarez sent through his own net from a corner kick.

Inter went close to consolation late on as Mauro Icardi headed towards goal, but his effort was cleared off the line as Madrid kept a clean sheet in the closing stages.

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2	Barcelona	33	22	7	4	68	39	29	73
3	Girona Girona	33	22	5	6	69	40	29	71
4	Atletico Madrid Atletico	33	20	4	9	62	39	23	64
5	Athletic Bilbao	33	16	10	7	53	33	20	58
6	Real Sociedad	33	13	12	8	46	35	11	51
7	Real Betis Betis	33	12	13	8	41	39	2	49
8	Valencia	33	13	8	12	37	38	-1	47
9	Villarreal	33	12	9	12	54	55	-1	45
10	Getafe	33	10	13	10	41	45	-4	43
11	Osasuna	33	11	6	16	37	49	-12	39
12	Alaves Alaves	33	10	8	15	31	38	-7	38
13	Sevilla	33	9	11	13	42	46	-4	38
14	Las Palmas Las Palmas	33	10	7	16	30	41	-11	37
15	Rayo Vallecano	33	7	13	13	27	42	-15	34
16	Mallorca	33	6	14	13	27	39	-12	32
17	Celta Vigo	33	7	10	16	37	50	-13	31
18	Cadiz Cadiz	33	4	14	15	23	46	-23	26
19	Granada	33	4	9	20	36	61	-25	21
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