![Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team's fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray at Bernabeu on November 06, 2019 in Madrid, Spain.](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/MSVRD77E7FL73MP5LN6NPEJQZI.jpg?auth=c151bcbc9052379b57e9ace945996e6d15f554bcc28bc0c3c5b9c61b5507c3b7&width=360&height=203&smart=true)
Tomás Roncero discusses Zinedine Zidane's reluctance to embrace youth at Real Madrid, and is particularly unhappy at his cautious approach to blooding Takefusa Kubo.
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Watching Barça’s spectacular fall at Anfield on Tuesday, I remembered the other times they have crumpled in the Champions League: the 4-0 defeat to PSG, the 3-0 defeats in both Turin and Rome.
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The first time I heard talk of the European dry spell Real Madrid endured between their domination of yesteryear and their more recent success was...
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Alfredo Relaño previews a weekend crowned by Sunday's Copa Liberadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors which will be played here in Madrid.
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![In 1957, Alfredo di Stefano won the second edition of the award, before scooping the title again just two years later in 1959. Considered one of Real Madrid's greatest players, Di Stefano scored 216 goals in 282 appearences during his illustrious career a](https://img.asmedia.epimg.net/resizer/v2/5SIVAJ74R5PWZATA7B7M2KFMP4.jpg?auth=50ea746591d3c6e976159e3da5a55a644ce3acc49a804e771ebb6b49d187fe00&width=360&height=270&smart=true)
BALLON D'OR
Real and Barça's twelve Ballon d'Or winners
After 13 matches, Sevilla sit top of LaLiga. Thirteen games make up a third of the season, we would say that's enough time for teams to have shown each other their hands.
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