Ronaldo:Manchester United made me

The Real Madrid attacker has become one of the best players in the world , and hailed the role of the likes of Paul Scholes, Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville in his development Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted his time at Manchester United played a huge role in his development.The Portugal international joined United from Sporting CP in 2003 and matured into one of the best players in the world at Old Trafford.Ronaldo, who eventually left United for Real Madrid in 2009, has now revealed that the guidance of players such as Paul Scholes, Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs helped him becom

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Benitez:I want Madrid right at The Top

The Spanish coach was satisfied with the "sensational" start his side made in Saturday's win over Las Palmas, while specially praising Jese Rodriguez and Casemiro Rafael Benitez is delighted with the displays Real Madrid have put in to go top of La Liga, but insists they must strive to do even better as the season goes on.The Santiago Bernabeu outfit opened up a three-point lead over Barcelona at the summit following Saturday's 3-1 win over Las Palmas, while they are also on course to reach the second round of the Champions League.Speaking after the match, Benitez was deligh

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The Portuguese netted a diving header as Rafael Benitez's men continued their unbeaten start to the season Cristiano Ronaldo went joint-top of La Liga's scoring charts following his goal during Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday. Los Blancos opened up a three-point lead at the top of the table with a result that never looked in doubt once Isco opened the scoring with a precise left-footed finish in the fourth minute. Ronaldo then capitalised on slack defending from Las Palmas to meet Marcelo's cross with a diving header, though the visitors halved t

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Real Madrid Vs Las Palmas :3-1

The Portuguese netted a diving header as Rafael Benitez's men continued their unbeaten start to the season Cristiano Ronaldo went joint-top of La Liga's scoring charts following his goal during Real Madrid's 3-1 win over Las Palmas on Saturday.Los Blancos opened up a three-point lead at the top of the table with a result that never looked in doubt once Isco opened the scoring with a precise left-footed finish in the fourth minute.Ronaldo then capitalised on slack defending from Las Palmas to meet Marcelo's cross with a diving header, though the visitors halved the de

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Arbeloa: "Mourinho fue capaz de bajar al Barça de Guardiola de la cima"

Álvaro Arbeloa habló de la época de José Mourinho en el Real Madrid en una entrevista concedida a The Independent. "Lo que nadie tiene en cuenta cuando juzgan la época de Mourinho en España es que tal vez si no hubiera llegado a Madrid cuando lo hizo, Guardiola hubiera seguido ganando". "Competíamos ante un equipo del que mucha gente opina que era, si no el mejor, uno de los mejores de la historia. Y él tenía enfrente a Guardiola, que podría haber estado en el club durante 25 años, como Ferguson en el United", dijo. "Guardiola se ajustaba perfectamente al club, pero Mourinho fue capaz de b

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Toca Las Palmas

La UD Las Palmas es un rival desconocido para Cristiano Ronaldo. Un equipo a estrenar, por tanto, el único que le falta en toda la Liga. El portugués se ha medido a 29 contrincantes en el campeonato y a todos les ha dejado su huella. Al Sevilla, su víctima preferida, 19 veces. Hoy son los canarios los que se enfrentan a la ley CR7. El máximo goleador de la historia del Real Madrid comparece ante Las Palmas con siete tantos en el presente campeonato tras las primeras nueve jornadas. Con un promedio más bajo del habitual, aún no es el Pichichi, la sensación es que según van pasando los partid

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De Gea wouldn't start for Real Madrid, says David James

The former England goalkeeper believes competition for a starting spot with Keylor Navas swayed the United stopper's decision to remain at Old Trafford this summer Manchester United’s David de Gea would not get into Real Madrid’s team, according to former goalkeeper David James. The Spain stopper was heavily linked with a move to the Santiago Bernabeu all summer before his expected return to La Liga fell apart in an error-strewn transfer deadline day for United and the Madrid giants. However, despite De Gea reclaiming a starting spot in Louis van Gaal’s side, James

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Real Madrid want Mourinho back - Calderon

The former president believes Florentino Perez is eyeing up a shock move for the Chelsea boss as a replacement for Rafa Benitez and is targeting Eden Hazard too Real Madrid are interested in bringing Jose Mourinho back to the club and want Eden Hazard to join him at the Santiago Bernabeu, according to Ramon Calderon.Mourinho has suffered a devastating start to the season, with the Blues sitting in 15th in the Premier League after picking up just three wins from their opening 10 matches.The coach experienced mixed success during a three-year spell with Madrid

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Ronaldo hasn't done THIS since April.. but surely will this weekend?

While the Real Madrid superstar has scored in his previous two games, he hasn't bagged three in a row for over six months - but his record against Las Palmas is superb Opta Stats  Real Madrid host Las Palmas at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday with Cristiano Ronaldo looking to score for the third consecutive Liga game.However, the Portuguese star hasn't managed this feat since April earlier this year, a stretch spanning six months. The stats are in his favour though with visitors Las Palmas carrying a dreadful record to the Spanish capital. The Yellows haven't w

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Las Palmas back in the Bernabéu for the first time in 14 seasons

The last time the two sides met was during the 2001/02 league campaign. Real Madrid will be looking to consolidate top spot on Saturday against UD Las Palmas (4pm CET). The Whites will be playing hosts to the Canary Island outfit for the first time in 14 seasons. The last time the teams met was during the 2001/02 league campaign, when Zidane was one of the stars of the show, after getting his name on the scoresheet in both fixtures. Morientes netted five of the seven goals that led to Real Madrid's win in the Santiago Bernabéu.In total, the two teams have met on 62 oc

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Last session before the game against Las Palmas

The Whites finished preparations for the league game against the Canary Island side. The squad trained at Real Madrid City and finished preparations for this Saturday's game against UD Las Palmas, to be played at the Santiago Bernabéu (4pm CET). Benítez was joined by the Real Madrid Castilla players Marcos Llorente, Odegaard, Mayoral and Carlos Abad in a session where James and Arbeloa worked with the group. Kovacic and Navas alternated between group work and individual training, while Benzema carried out specific training on the pitch. The demanding session began with a warm up on the pi

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The team join up for final preparations ahead of the Las Palmas clash

The players travelled from the Santiago Bernabéu to Real Madrid City. Real Madrid have come together to make their final preparations for Saturday's game against UD Las Palmas at the Santiago Bernabéu (4pm CET). The players departed from the stadium and made their way to Real Madrid City, where they will rest at the first-team residence until a few hours before the La Liga matchday 10 fixture.

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The 19-man squad for the match against Las Palmas

Real Madrid face matchday 10 of the La Liga season at the Santiago Bernabéu. Rafa Benítez has named a squad of 19 players for Real Madrid's La Liga matchday 10 fixture against UD Las Palmas at the Santiago Bernabéu (Saturday, 4pm CET).REAL MADRID SQUAD:Goalkeepers: Casilla, Yáñez and Carlos Abad.Defenders: Varane, Pepe, Nacho, Marcelo and Danilo.Midfielders: Kroos, Casemiro, Kovacic, Modric, Isco, Cheryshev and M. Llorente.Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Jesé, Lucas Vázquez and Borja Mayoral.PRE-MATCH MEET-UP:Friday at 8pm at the Santiago Bernabéu.NEXT TRAINING SESSIO

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Benitez !

Benítez: "We have to impose our quality and ambition in order to beat Las Palmas" SHARE NEWS | 30/10/2015 | ALBERTO NAVARRO "It is always nice to see historic sides return to the top-flight and I hope that the fans enjoy it", added the Real Madrid manager.  Rafa Benítez spoke in the press room at Real Madrid City a day before the league game against Las Palmas (Saturday, 4pm CET). The manager analysed the game against the Canary Island side: "It is always nice to see historic sides return to the top-flight and I hope that the fans enjoy it, that it

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White is winner!

NEWS | 27/10/2015 Following the first three Champions League fixtures, the Whites continue to head the list. Real Madrid continue to lead UEFA's club coefficient rankings following the conclusion of the first half of the Champions League group stage. The Whites have sat top of this table since the end of the 2013/14 season, and currently hold a total of 148,828 points. Trailing behind Madrid are Bayern Munich and Barcelona, with 140,035 and 138,828 points respectively.The club coefficient rankings are based on the last five seasons' Champions League and Europa League results. 

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Real Madrid - Las Palmas Betting: Back a Bernabeu goalfest for Rafa Benitez's men

Los Blancos have a number of key players coming back from injury and that should help them score at least four times at home against one of La Liga's weakest sides Las Palmas' first trip to the Bernabeu in over 13 years comes at a difficult time for the Canary Islanders. There is never a good time to play Real Madrid away, but Las Palmas head to the capital in the relegation zone with just one win from their nine La Liga games having sacked manager Paco Hererra, the man who earned them promotion.  In his place Quique Setian has been appointed, a manager with barely any exp

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