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Ranking the Favorites to Win the Champions Leauge
The round of 16 draw to the Champions League gave us an even clearer indication regarding the favorites to win the competition: Above all stand Bayern Munich, once again playing Arsenal, while Real Madrid, scorching hot in the group stage, got a very easy draw in the form of Schalke, making the two look in better position than anyone else to reach the final this season.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Struggles When Teams Aren’t Afraid of Him
One of the keys to playing well against Real Madrid? Not being afraid, yet not doing that with reckless abandonment. Being physical, being aggressive, and knowing where to press. Cristiano Ronaldo didn’t score for the first time in a league match since the loss in the Clasico.
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid – Copa Del Rey Showing Who’s Better?
Fans of both Real Madrid and Barcelona love to hang on to any shred of evidence proving or disproving which is the better team. According to the latest Copa Del Rey results, as Barcelona beat Cartagena 4-1 while Real Madrid slumped to a 0-0 draw against Olímpic de Xàtiva, it’s not hard to decide who are on the superior side.
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Arsenal FC Transfer Rumors – Trying to Sign Alvaro Morata on Loan
It seems like Alvaro Morata missed out on his chance to become a starting player for Real Madrid this season, and is trying to find some playing time by being loaned out in the next transfer window. There’s been plenty of interest coming from the Premier League, and especially from Arsenal, who seem to be edging out Swansea and Spurs for his services.
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Cristiano Ronaldo – His Campaigning Seems to be Working in Spain
We might hear from Cristiano Ronaldo time and time again that he doesn’t care about awards, only about success with Real Madrid. However, he usually contradicts himself by talking about himself, about Sepp Blatter, about FIFA and the Ballon d’Or. It seems that all the words he’s been using have sunk in with La Liga officials, inventing an award especially for him, separate from the rest, that were given to players who were voted to it.
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Real Madrid – Gareth Bale Makes us Forget All About Cristiano Ronaldo
It took Real Madrid some time, more than half an hour, to start pulling out all the stops. The pressure, the buzz around the Santiago Bernabeu was growing slightly louder. “They can’t do it with Ronaldo, they’re doomed without him…” Gareth Bale needed some time too when he first signed with the club. A hat trick and another assist later, no one was even thinking about the Portuguese star anymore.
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Chelsea FC Transfer Rumors – Fabio Coentrao Closer to a Loan Deal
There isn’t much of a future for Fabio Coentrao at Real Madrid, which means the window of opportunity for Chelsea to try and sign the player on any kind of deal is right now, with the Premier League club hoping to secure a loan deal as soon as possible due to their problems at the left back position.
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Real Madrid – Gareth Bale Makes the Most of a Missing Cristiano Ronaldo
The evening was about Cristiano Ronaldo and making a push to help him win the Ballon d’Or, although it looks like FIFA are doing their most to make that happen anyhow. Instead, it was about Gareth Bale showing just how good he can be even without the other Real Madrid superstar, while Alvaro Arbeloa provided a rare inspiration from the back, especially after Sergio Ramos extended his impressive record of red cards.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Injury Can End Their Season
A Gareth Bale injury? Real Madrid can handle that. A Cristiano Ronaldo one? Not too sure. The Portuguese star, playing better than anyone in the world right now, is going to be out for three weeks with the thigh injury he picked up against Almeria after everyone thought it was a harmless knock. This kind of injury can mean the end to the title race for Real Madrid, unless the whole concept of this being a one man team is wrong.
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Lionel Messi on Cristiano Ronaldo and Teams Trying to Sign Him
It seems that being out injured gives Lionel Messi some time to hand out interviews, and in them he talks about Cristiano Ronaldo, saying there’s nothing surprising about the Real Madrid star being in such fantastic form. He also mentions it’s quite flattering to be on the target list for so many clubs.