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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Impresses Without Scoring
If there was any need for more proof as to how hot Cristiano Ronaldo is right now, you only needed to watch his 33 minutes after leaving the bench which didn’t result in a goal, but put Real Madrid back in charge of the Clasico and eventually give them enough inspiration to beat their biggest rivals once again.
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Real Madrid vs Barcelona – New Clasico Rulers
The current era in the Clasico rivalry between Barcelona and Real Madrid is pretty much defined by the moment Pep Guardiola became the head coach of Barcelona, changing the career trajectory of Lionel Messi. A season later Cristiano Ronaldo arrived, and Jose Mourinho a year after that. What was a Barca-dominated match up early on has taken a different direction in recent years.
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El Clasico Aftershock – Barcelona Under Fire, Real Madrid Relaxed
This hasn’t happened in a very long time – Barcelona are the side under tons of pressure to come out of some sort of crisis, while Real Madrid are the other half of the El Clasico rivalry that feels completely relaxed and confident heading into the second league meeting between the two teams this season.
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Real Madrid – The Ongoing Transformation of Cristiano Ronaldo
There’s something about the Nou Camp that makes Cristiano Ronaldo bring out the best of him, unlike his first two seasons with Real Madrid, or when he visited there with Manchester United. Despite some opinions earlier this season, Ronaldo is only getting better as a finisher and a player, something that began even before he came to Spain.
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Real Madrid – Xabi Alonso Finally Figures it Out
Most of the spotlight goes, obviously, to Cristiano Ronaldo, for another incredible display of what a counter attacking finisher should be. But the foundation for the goals and everything Real Madrid did in a magical night for them was the defense, led by Xabi Alonso and Raphael Varane, in a nearly flawless performance against the most difficult of opposition.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo, Star of the One Man Team
He didn’t start or didn’t even show up on the score sheet, but without Cristiano Ronaldo coming in off the bench, Real Madrid would have drifted even further away from the top spot in the La Liga, despite all the accolades thrown at Kaka for a rare performance both in terms of length and in quality.
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David de Gea – Between Real Madrid & Manchester United
Despite the improved form in recent months and the stability between the posts at Manchester United, the rumors around the departure of David de Gea, in favor of a better life (???) with Real Madrid simply won’t go away.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Complaining for Nothing Again
Every once in a while, maybe in some sort of timing related to other events, Cristiano Ronaldo has to let some steam off his chest and let everyone know just how fine thing are with him and Real Madrid. This time, it was about his public persona (what else) and the split in the Real Madrid dressing room.
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Real Madrid – Morata & Sergio Ramos Steal Show From Cristiano Ronaldo
With the league being the least important competition at the moment for Real Madrid, it was no surprise to see Morata and Kaka in the starting lineup. A match that could have gone in a very different direction after Sergio Ramos got sent off, but eventually didn’t need anyone to step up, not even Cristiano Ronaldo, to pick up a meaningless win.
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Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil & Angel Di Maria Didn’t Come Through
Maybe Jose Mourinho has a point in deflecting the blame from his own players to the way Manchester United played, but in all fairness, Real Madrid needed more from Cristiano Ronaldo, and more from the talent around him, that didn’t step up – especially Angel Di Maria and Mesut Ozil.