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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Doesn’t Show Up for Jose Mourinho
After getting knocked out of the Champions League in the semifinal stage for a third consecutive time, the comments made by Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho after the match seemed to grab more headlines than the match itself, which turned out to be another failure for a team that should have done a whole lot more over the past few seasons.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Fails Along With Jose Mourinho
If this was one of the final matches for Jose Mourinho as a Real Madrid manager, it will be an arrogant display that shows the Portuguese manager doesn’t always learn from past mistakes, while giving Cristiano Ronaldo hardly any help to try and do something against an opponent he knew he’d struggle with, relying too much on his ability to win matches on his own.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Continues to Hide Weaknesses
A tricky match against a team fighting for survival in the La Liga ended in an impressive result thanks to some quality finishing from Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain and even the resurgent Luka Modric, but it does show Real Madrid suffer from the same problems that have been haunting them all season.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Has Luka Modric to Thank For
Who knew that Cristiano Ronaldo would be this bad once again facing his “alma mater”, but still good enough to score two goals? The bigger surprise was Luka Modric entering the match, and actually taking over it after a season of nothing but being criticized for being a terrible failure with Real Madrid.
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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 – 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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Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho Forcing Players to Get Booked Again
Some things never change, even after getting warned and fined about the matter. Jose Mourinho doesn’t care about the league much anymore, preferring to have his best lineup available for the Clasico against Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey. So, once again, he tells Alvaro Arbeloa and Luka Modric (different players from the previous incident) to get booked intentionally.
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Real Madrid – Cristiano Ronaldo Setting a New Kind of Record
Losing matches on the road isn’t something new for Real Madrid this season, dropping three points away from home for the fifth time this season. The real change comes from Cristiano Ronaldo, scoring the first own goal of his career in the only real incident in a terrible match for the La Liga champions.
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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.
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Real Madrid – Focusing on Midfield, Not Cristiano Ronaldo
Another so-so performance from Real Madrid with Cristiano Ronaldo not scoring and Jose Mourinho experimenting, but at least they finally beat Valencia.