Real Madrid officially closed their preseason games on Tuesday, with the Trofeo Santiago Bernabeu title ended in the hands of the white team.
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Meanwhile David Moyes knows that the time has come for him to make his experience count in his first full season at Real Sociedad, although his side may still need a couple of signings to be considered serious challengers.
He refused to be drawn into the long running debate over David de Gea, who the club are looking to sign from English side Manchester United. I would have liked him to stay in the club.
Madrid’s reliance on Ronaldo occupying the left flank will not change, although it’s possible that Bale will be moved to the center, behind sole striker Benzema, allowing James Rodriguez to attack up the right.
Benitez was appointed as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti in June following the Italian’s dismissal in May – a year after he guided Real to their 10th Champions League title.
Karim Benzema’s injury and likely absence means there is scope to play both players on Sunday, and Benitez ought to consider that option with Isco capable of pushing out to the left.
Still, Bale also needs to be more vocal and passionate off the pitch. “He is going to have a good season, for sure”.
Fans gathered at Chamartin were taken to see his team gave them a joy to beat Galatasaray 2-1.
“It was the same with Napoli, Juventus were by far the strongest team, but we won two trophies [Coppa Italia and Supercoppa] because I got the best performances from what I had”.
Perez announced in Nov. 2014 that Madrid would be relying on software giant Microsoft to help it deal with the wealth of data that can be harvested from each match and player.
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In a truly one-sided match, bet365 Sports, the premier UK sportsbook has Real as obvious favorites at 1.20.
