Real Madrid have undoubtedly lost a clinical edge since Cristiano Ronaldo left the club in 2018. Eden Hazard’s struggles with injuries and Vinícius Júnior’s inconsistencies have led to an over-dependence on Karim Benzema who is in the goalscoring form of his career. Los Blancos are desperate for that superstar quality in attack, hence will look…
Real Madrid returned to the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals after a two-year absence since winning the competition. The Spanish champions defeated Atalanta 3-1 in the last-16 second leg to advance 4-1 on aggregate. Karim Benzema had given them the lead at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano, before Sergio Ramos’ penalty and Marco Asensio canceled out…
Vinícius Júnior’s ascent into senior football has been quite the opposite journey of most. He signed for Real Madrid immediately after turning 18 for €46million from Flamengo and became the first Madrid first-team player born in the 2000s. The Brazilian marked his 100th Real Madrid appearance with a late equalizer against Real Sociedad last night…
Real Madrid secured a priceless away first-leg victory over Atalanta in a typical hard-fought Madrid win. With many first-team stars missing the Champions League Round of 16 tie, Madrid struggled to create clear cut chances with 10-man Atalanta defending in numbers. Ferland Mendy provided the key contributions as he was fouled to attract a harsh…
Two of the very best of their generation were expected to be next in line after Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi wound down their careers. However, it is the youngsters who are chasing records quite like the GOATs. Kylian Mbappe’s glorious hat trick away to Barcelona in the first leg of the Champions League Round…
Real Madrid’s 2-0 win over neighbours Getafe told the story of adaptability and winning at all costs with several players missing out. Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy got the goals in an important victory especially as Los Blancos were able to keep only six players on the bench. They kept Atlético Madrid within five points…
Real Madrid simply do not know how to give up and they keep coming back. The defending Champions defeated the early pacesetters in the Madrid Derby in a must-not-lose game for Los Blancos. They have crashed Atlético Madrid’s unbeaten record this season in what was their third big win in a very crucial week after…
Real Madrid versus Inter Milan was always quite the titanic European clash. The three-time Champions League winners returned to the familiar surroundings of the record-winners’ facilities where they prepared for and won their last UCL Final in 2010. On Tuesday night, Zinedine Zidane’s men sealed a brilliant 3-2 win which took them to four points…
It’s that time of the year again. Barcelona and Real Madrid clash on Saturday in the first Clasico of 2020/21 at Camp Nou as the current generation seeks new narratives to this rivalry. The eternal rivals go into El Clasico following shock 1-0 League defeats to both Getafe and Cádiz amidst mixed starts to the…
Luka Jović has struggled at Real Madrid since his €70million move from Eintracht Frankfurt last season. The 22-year-old had to adapt to his new environment and greater scrutiny as a big-money addition whilst understudying Karim Benzema who had the best season of his career. The Serbian seems to have run out of chances, however, in…
