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Zinedine Zidane's Madrid like best Barcelona - Real Betis coach Setien

Zinedine Zidane is delighted to have Cristiano Ronaldo back in the squad for their clash against Real Betis.

Real Betis coach Quique Setien has said he believes Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid "are often at the level" Barcelona reached under Pep Guardiola.

Madrid won La Liga and the Champions League last season, and Setien said their approach had changed since Zidane took charge.

With playmakers such as Isco, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos to the fore, Madrid had more of the ball than Barcelona in August's 2-0 Supercopa second leg victory at the Bernabeu.

It was the first time that had happened in a Clasico...

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Trending: Ronaldo set to make La Liga return, Manuel Neuer ruled out

Ernesto Valverde says inexperience played a part in the injury that has sidelined Ousmane Dembele for the next four months.

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REAL MADRID: Cristiano Ronaldo is finally set to play his first La Liga game of the season against Real Betis on Wednesday, with coach Zinedine Zidane "happy" to have him back in the side.

- Zinedine Zidane has rejected the suggestion that Gareth Bale is only effective on the counter-attack and backed him to get back to top form.

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Cristiano Ronaldo set for La Liga return against Real Betis after suspension

Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane looks forward to Ronaldo returning to his squad following his five-match ban.

Cristiano Ronaldo showed his teammates just what it takes to become a four-time Ballon d'Or winner as he displayed his abs.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is finally set to play his first La Liga game of the season against Real Betis on Wednesday, with coach Zinedine Zidane "happy" to have him back in the side.

Ronaldo has missed Madrid's opening four La Liga games of the campaign due to a suspension imposed when he pushed the referee after being sent off in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at Barcelona in August.

"We are not going back over what happened, we are now happy to have him back," Zidane told a news conference....

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3 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo returns to cheer on his old club Sporting Lisbon

Cristiano Ronaldo looked on as Sporting won on Saturday.

Sporting Lisbon had a high-profile fan in the stands on Saturday -- Cristiano Ronaldo!

Ronaldo, who is suspended for Real Madrid's match at Real Sociedad on Sunday, returned to his first professional club to watch their 2-0 win over Tondela.

He sat in a box with his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez. and was serenaded by the home crowd.

Sporting wrote that Ronaldo was "always welcome at your home" as Ronaldo took a photo with club officials.

.@Cristiano esta é para ti! És sempre bem vindo a casa. 🙌🏻 #DiaDeSporting pic.twitter.com/omnyHFZBD8
— Sporting CP (@Sporting_CP) September 16, 2017

Voltou a casa e já teve direito a cântico nas bancadas de Alvalade! @Cristiano 🙌 #DiaDeSporting pic.twitter.com/FahMCQ7N4o
— Sporting CP (@Sporting_CP) September 16, 2017

Ronaldo, who played for Sporting until moving...

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6 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo would have scored 4 goals with no ban - Zinedine Zidane

Cristiano Ronaldo's brace carried Real Madrid to an opening UCL victory, after not having suited up for weeks due to suspension.

Cristiano Ronaldo played for the first time since his Super Cup suspension and bagged a brace for a smooth Real victory.

With Spurs and Dortmund still to play for Real, the FC panel debate if Madrid missed a chance to pad their goal differential.

Cristiano Ronaldo is raring to go in Real Madrid's Champions League opener against APOEL, according to Zinedine Zidane.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Cristiano Ronaldo might have had four goals after the Portuguese had to make do with just two in Wednesday's 3-0 Champions League victory over Apoel Nicosia at the Bernabeu.

In his first competitive club game for a month, Cristiano Ronaldo took just 12 minutes to open the scoring by steering home Gareth Bale's left-wing cross, in what was the double competition holders' only shot on target of a quiet first half.

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6 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo flexes as Real Madrid prepare for Champions League

With a Champions League title to defend, Real Madrid have spent the past few days training strenuously in a bid to prepare for Wednesday night's group stage opener against APOEL.

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A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Sep 12, 2017 at 8:16am PDT

To demonstrate just how ready the team is, Cristiano Ronaldo assembled his Real buddies for a light-hearted prematch team photo, with several players adopting outlandish poses.

No prizes for guessing who was flexing the hardest.

Why yes, it's good old Cristiano, front and centre, straining every single fibre and sinew in...

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