Los Blancos will kick off their season on Sunday so let us discuss what all we learnt from the pre-season and the transfer market. Predictions at the end.
"The numbers speak for themselves,"says Ronaldo has been the most prolific scorer in the Champions League. But do his goal numbers tell you the entire story
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid continued their serene progress under new coach Zinedine Zidane when Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema each helped themselves to two goals in a 5-1 drubbing of La Liga strugglers Sporting Gijon on Sunday. Real hammered Deportivo La Coruna 5-0 last weekend on Zidane’s debut and Sunday’s dismantling of Gijon, who […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid president Florentino Perez appears to have unwittingly taken a leaf out of the book of his club’s arch-rivals Barcelona by appointing Zinedine Zidane as coach. Barcelona enjoyed huge success, firstly under Pep Guardiola and now Luis Enrique, two former players who had relatively little coaching experience when they were appointed. […]
By Iain Rogers (Reuters) – Zinedine Zidane’s appointment as Real Madrid coach in place of Rafa Benitez has handed the club’s former France great his chance to follow up a stellar career on the pitch with management success at the highest level. Benitez, experienced but unpopular, was abruptly dismissed on Monday less than halfway through […]
MADRID (Reuters) – Real Madrid closed to within two points of La Liga leaders Barcelona after demolishing nine-man Rayo Vallecano 10-2 on Sunday while Atletico Madrid missed a chance to seize top spot outright by losing 1-0 at Malaga. Gareth Bale landed the first four-goal haul of his career as Real bounced back in style […]
