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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has the Right Team Built Around Him
While Real Madrid aren’t exactly turning into a version of their greatest rivals by focusing on adding one player each summer to strengthen their incredibly talented youth system products, it seems that building around Cristiano Ronaldo is taking a different direction, going for “cheaper”, local talent instead of always going for the biggest name out there.
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Real Madrid – Karim Benzema Shouldn’t Be the Number One Striker
In the end, Gonzalo Higuain will be sold, and the deal will probably be done by the end of the weekend, this time for real. This leaves Real Madrid with only one senior striker in Karim Benzema, while Alvaro Morata and Jese Rodriguez wait for their opportunity to show the club does have a talented youth movement, without forgetting about the goals of Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo Can’t Complete a Remontada (Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund)
The better team made the final of the Champions League, despite the late drama caused by goals from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos. Cristiano Ronaldo never showed up, possibly not completely fit for this kind of match, and Real Madrid didn’t do enough for long enough to beat a team that was once again their superior.
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Real Madrid – Angel Di Maria Makes Sure Everything is Normal
No one at Real Madird thinks there’s a chance of winning the league title, but it doesn’t mean the season is over. Making certain second place is tied up is all that’s left, not to mention city and team pride being at stake. Not a great match, but another fine tactical display from Jose Mourinho with a tattered bunch while Angel Di Maria provided the creative spark to finish the job.
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Real Madrid – Mesut Ozil Covers For a Misfiring Cristiano Ronaldo
A win in a match like this is measured by other things than what it does for a team in a title race, which is non-existent anymore. Real Madrid are about building morale, creating consistency among certain players, with Mesut Ozil and Cristiano Ronaldo not getting a rest despite more important matches left to play, while keeping healthy those in need of more rest didn’t’ work out perfectly.
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Champions League – Too Easy for Real Madrid Against Galatasaray
It should have been harder than the 3-0 Real Madrid finished with against Galatasaray, but these are the true differences between the Spanish champions and those from Turkey. When you have Cristiano Ronaldo, backed up by the likes of Mesut Ozil, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuain, it shouldn’t be a surprise.
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Lionel Messi Plays for the Inferior Team (Real Madrid vs Barcelona)
It won’t mean anything when it comes to who wins the league title, possibly the scoring title. Lionel Messi got on the scoresheet, but did absolutely nothing else, while Real Madrid dominated, played better and to win, getting it eventually with a winning goal from Sergio Ramos, before getting a bit lucky thanks to the referee.
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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 – When Cristiano Ronaldo Gets Everything Right
All it took for a potentially complicated match for Real Madrid, as many tend to be this season, was Cristiano Ronaldo deciding to continue his amazing home form this season, scoring a second consecutive Bernabeu hat trick before making his early exit from the game, to get some rest with the Champions League in mind.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Backed by Raphael Varane
All the focus, as in any match and especially in a Clasico, was on Cristiano Ronaldo. Instead, another Real Madrid player rose to the challenge – Raphael Varane, scoring the late equalizer and saving his team a couple of times from conceding.