virgil van dijk short sleeves Nobody said replacing Cristiano Ronaldo would be easy, but Real Madrid may just have the talent to pull it off.
The Portugal star left the Blancoslast month, sensationally joining Juventus in a €100 million(￡88m/$117m) transfer .
Madrid have been linked with a number of big-money replacements for Ronaldo but on Saturday, ironically against Juventus, the Blancosshowed they may not need to break the bank for the likes of Eden Hazard or Neymarthis summer.
Article continues below
Editors’ Picks Messi can put slow PSG start behind him with starring role against Real Madrid ‘They will see who we are!’ – Cancelo, Dias, Bernardo and Ederson return to Benfica-Sporting rivalry with Man City A change of position and chats with Rangnick – How Sancho found his form at Man Utd Jamie Bynoe-Gittens: Will ex-Man City wonderkid become ‘the new Sancho’ at Dortmund?
The Blancoswere disjointed and devoid of ideas for much of the first half at FedEx Field outside of Washington D.C., falling behind through aDaniCarvajalown goal.
But just before half-time of the International vinícius júnior kit Champions Cup match, Gareth Bale provided evidence of his ample quality – and perhaps of the likelihood of a more significant role in 2018-19.