Karim Benzema netted twice and Gareth Bale scored a trademark goal as Real Madrid overcame an early scare at Girona to win 4-1 on Sunday. Seeking their second win of the new La Liga season, the European champions went behind after Borja Garcia opened the scoring for Girona with a superb goal after 17 minutes. […]
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Gareth Bale won’t fill Ronaldo’s void, says Nacho
Real Madrid defender Nacho said forward Gareth Bale has nothing to prove to anyone and that he does not have to follow in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo. Bale scored a crucial second goal in Madrid’s win against Getafe in the opening fixture of the Spanish league, filling the void left by Ronaldo, who joined […]
No Ronaldo, no Zidane, no problem as Real start La Liga with victory
Real Madrid got their La Liga campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 victory at home to Getafe on Sunday in their first league outing since the summer departures of Cristiano Ronaldo and coach Zinedine Zidane. The European champions ensured the three points at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 20th-minute goal from Dani […]
Real Madrid end US tour with 2-1 win over Roma
Gareth Bale is serving notice that he is ready to shine without Cristiano Ronaldo, factoring in both goals as Real Madrid wrapped up their US tour with a 2-1 win over Roma on Tuesday. Bale and Marco Asensio scored for Real Madrid who put on a strong performance especially in the first half of the […]