"Facing Real then playing against Liverpool will be very useful before our UCL campaign gets started," Hassan told FilGoal.com just a few hours ahead of the game.

Real Madrid will host Belgian champions Anderlecht in the Royal club's traditional season event Santiago Bernabeu trophy.

The instrumental midfielder joined Anderlecht from Turkish side Besiktas in the off-season.

Anderlecht are on top of the Belgian League with nine points after three successive victories.