Ronaldo, Bale behind for record-chasing Real Madrid
Real Madrid stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale celebrating a goal.
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MADRID: Real Madrid have a oppulance of welcoming behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale as they aim to set a new La Liga record with a 17th uninterrupted win opposite Villarreal on Wednesday.
Both Ronaldo and Bale missed Madrid’s 2-0 win during Espanyol on Sunday as Real matched a Liga record of 16 wins purebred by Pep Guardiola’s Barcelona in 2010/11 by illness and a hip damage respectively.
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“They are fine. They have lerned normally, a dual of them are 100 percent,” pronounced Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane on Tuesday.
Despite a 12-game winning run to finish final season, Real still missed out on a La Liga pretension to Barcelona by a point, and Zidane insisted a new record run will meant zero unless they finish a five-year drought though a joining pretension come May.
“The annals are good and we are going to try to keep winning. That is what we want, though we haven’t won anything,” combined a Frenchman. Zidane added, “This is going to be a really prolonged and formidable season. There will be formidable moments. Just now it seems like all is going perfectly, though that won’t always be a case.”
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However, on tip of environment a new record streak, Madrid could open adult a poignant opening on pretension rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, who face any other after on Wednesday during a Camp Nou.
Real already lead Barca by 3 points after 4 games with Atletico a serve indicate behind in fourth.
“It doesn’t matter what happens, pronounced a Real Madrid manager. “The dual of them are really clever and will be there (fighting for a title.) We have to stay forward and keep winning.”
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