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Real Betis pre-season clash confirmed

AFC Bournemouth have confirmed another date in the pre-season calendar, a home tie with Spanish side Real Betis.

The La Liga side will make the trip to Vitality Stadium on Friday 3rd August with kick-off at 7pm.

Betis, under manager Quique SetiƩn, finished sixth in Spain's top tier and only finished a point outside the top five.

A successful season for Los Verdiblancos included a 1-0 win away to Champions League winners Real Madrid, with their squad including the likes of Spaniards Joaquin, Marc Bartra, Cristian Tello and Javi Garcia.

The announcement of the fixture follows on from confirmation of the two away games to Bristol City and Nottingham Forest.

Ticket details for the game will be announced in due course.