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Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates His 31st Birthday Today

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The Real Madrid playmaker and 2-time Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 31st Birthday today in style.
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Biography of Cristiano Ronaldo</h4>
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 Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, GOIH, known as Cristiano Ronaldo, is a 
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Cristiano Ronaldo Celebrates His 31st Birthday Today

The Real Madrid playmaker and 2-time Ballon d'Or winner, Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates his 31st Birthday today in style. Cristiano ...

Lionel Messi felt 'incredible' winning Ballon d'Or and replacing Cristiano Ronaldo as No1

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Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in Zurich for a fifth time and said it felt "incredible".</div>
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The Barcelona superstar, beat Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo - the winner of the world player of the year gong on three previous occasions, including in each of the last two years. Messi's fellow Barca frontman Neymar came third.</div>
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Messi, who scored 48 goals for his club in 2015, said: "It is a very special moment for me to be back here on this stage, winning again another Ballon d'Or after being there in the audience watching Cristiano win.</div>
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"It's incredible this is my fifth. It's much more than anything I've dreamed of as a kid."</div>
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Lionel Messi felt 'incredible' winning Ballon d'Or and replacing Cristiano Ronaldo as No1

Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or in Zurich for a fifth time and said it felt "incredible". Lionel Messi won his fifth...

Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to fifth Ballon d'Or award

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LIONEL MESSI has been crowned the world's best player for a fifth time after beating Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to the Ballon d'Or in Zurich.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lionel Messi picked up his fifth world player of the year gong</td></tr>
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Messi helped Barcelona win the treble last year and regained the award having seen Ronaldo win it the previous two years.</div>
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It is Messi's fourth Ballon d'Or, having won the previous incarnation in 2009, to make it his fifth overall.</div>
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Ronaldo has two and Messi couldn't help having a little dig at the Portuguese when collected the award tonight.</div>
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“It’s a very special moment to be back here, winning another Ballon d’Or,” he said.</div>
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“Especially after watching from the crowd as Cristiano won last year.</div>
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“It’s incredible to win a fifth. More than anything I ever dreamed of as a kid.</div>
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“I want to thank those who voted for me, plus my team-mates. Without them this wouldn’t be possible.</div>
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“Football has always made me learn and grow."</div>
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Barcelona picked up the double with Luis Enrique being named men's coach of the year, beating Pep Guardiola of Bayern Munich and Chile boss Jorge Sampaoli, after helping the Spanish club to the Champions League, La Liga and Copa del Rey treble. </div>
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Barca director Robert Fernandez collected the gong for him and said: “The other candidates have a lot of quality.</div>
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“Luis would have me share this present with all those who supported him, including the staff, the fans and our incredible players.”</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Luis Enrique secured the coach of the year award in Zurich</td></tr>
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USA's Jill Ellis was awarded Women's Coach of the Year after guiding her country to the World Cup in Canada last year.</div>
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“This is really a team award,” she said after beating England head coach Mark Sampson and Japan's Norio Sasaki to the award.</div>
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And Carli Lloyd, hattrick hero from the World Cup final, scooped the Women's Player of the Year award ahead of Celia Sasic and Japan's Aya Miyama.</div>
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The Premier League was snubbed in the FIFPro World XI with four players each from Barcelona and Real Madrid being included.</div>
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<b>Goalkeeper</b>: Manuel Neuer</div>
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<b>Defenders</b>: Dani Alves, Sergio Ramos, Thiago Silva, Marcelo</div>
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<b>Midfielders</b>: Andres Iniesta, Luka Modric, Paul Pogba</div>
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<b>Forwards</b>: Neymar, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo</div>
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Wendell Lira collected the award for FIFA Puskas Goal of the Year for his spinning overhead </div>
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Lionel Messi beats Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar to fifth Ballon d'Or award

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Ballon d'Or 2016 LIVE: LIONEL MESSI CALLS CRISTIANO RONALDO A PRICK [PHOTO]

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Lionel Messi's special suit for tonight's " #BallonDor ceremony writes "Ronaldo a Prick" #BallonDor ceremony. </div>
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Real Madrid prepare to pull out all the stops for Chelsea star Eden Hazard

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<span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman;">ZINEDINE ZIDANE is desperate to make Eden Hazard Real Madrid's main man, according to reports in Spain.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Zinedine%20Zidane" target="_blank">The Frenchman</a>, who replaced Rafa Benitez last week, wants Hazard to be his new galactico with time running out on <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Cristiano%20Ronaldo" target="_blank">Cristiano Ronaldo</a>.</div>
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Zidane is a huge fan of <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Eden%20Hazard" target="_blank">Hazard</a> - who will <a href="http://go.ad2up.com/afu.php?id=451019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">discuss his future with his father</a> before coming to any decision - and has spoken about him publicly in the past.</div>
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"After Messi and Ronaldo, Hazard is my favourite player. It is spectacular to see him play," Zidane said in November.</div>
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"Do I see him going to Real Madrid? I love the player, that's all I will say."</div>
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Ronaldo is expected to leave Real in the summer and Gareth Bale is also linked with a move away.</div>
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Hazard has struggled this season after winning both player of the year awards last term.</div>
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He is yet to score for <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> and has only provided three assists all season.</div>
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Chelsea have lined up a <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/chelsea-close-in-on-deal-for-paris.html" target="_blank">move for PSG winger Ezequiel Lavezzi</a>, who is due for talks next week, but remain keen to keep Hazard after he signed a new five-year deal last season. </div>
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But Spanish publication <em>Marca</em> believe Zidane will do what he can to land Hazard in the summer if not this month.</div>
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Cristiano Ronaldo finds his range as Real Madrid overcome Real Sociedad

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Rafael Benítez praised Cristiano Ronaldo for carrying Real Madrid “on his back” after the forward scored twice in a scrappy win over <a class=" u-underline" data-component="auto-linked-tag" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Real%20Sociedad"><span style="color: black;">Real Sociedad</span></a> that helped ease the pressure on his manager.</div>
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Ronaldo opened the scoring from the spot shortly before half-time having skied a penalty earlier in the half. Bruma levelled just after the break, but Ronaldo put the hosts back in front with an impressive swivelled volley to make it 57 goals in 57 games in 2015. The Madrid substitute Lucas Vázquez sealed the points late on, arriving in the box to control a Gareth Bale cross and finish neatly.</div>
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“I have congratulated Cristiano and everyone else because they all united today,” said Benítez. “He took responsibility after missing the penalty and carried the team on his back.”</div>
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Madrid went into the game having scored 22 goals in their past three games after thrashing Getafe 4-1, Malmo 8-0 and Rayo Vallecano 10-2. Yet reports that Benítez’s job was at risk gathered pace over the Christmas period, and in his pre-game conference the former Liverpool and Chelsea manager <span style="color: black;">denounced the stories</span>, talking of a “campaign” against him, the club and the president Florentino Pérez. After the latest victory Benítez rejected suggestions he could have lost his job had the Basques not been beaten.</div>
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“I don’t feel that’s the case, I’m now focusing on the next game,” he said. “Madrid controlled the game apart from for 10 minutes. We had chances but we didn’t take them and then the team reacted [to Sociedad’s equaliser] phenomenally. I can only congratulate the players as this means we can look forward.”</div>
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Benítez also insisted he was unmoved when fans in the Bernabéu booed his name when it was read out before kick-off and again when he brought off James Rodríguez for Mateo Kovacic. “It’s my responsibility to get the best out of the players we have on the bench, they all did a good job and their fresh legs helped us,” he said. “We’re happy when we win and that’s all we want, to win games and win trophies. We’re going in the right direction.”</div>
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Vázquez played down the significance of the booing. “The crowd have the right to applaud and to boo us,” said the 24-year-old. We just need to keep doing what we’re doing and keep winning games.” The Madrid director Emilio Butragueño reaffirmed the club’s belief in Benítez, insisting their faith in the Spaniard was “absolute”. But Eusebio Sacristán, the Sociedad coach, was left lamenting three penalty decisions which did not go his side’s way. “I don’t know if that’s down to coincidence or bad luck,” he said. “But it has happened before with this referee and it’s a real shame.”</div>
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Monaco confirm interest in beating Man United and Chelsea to Cristiano Ronaldo this summer

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MONACO have joined the race to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.<br />
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<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Cristiano%20Ronaldo" target="_blank">The Portugal forward</a> is expected to leave the Bernabeu this summer after falling out with <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Rafa%20Benitez" target="_blank">Rafa Benitez</a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20United" target="_blank">Manchester United</a> and Paris Saint-Germain are the expected destinations while <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> also hold an interest.<br />
But Monaco's manager Leonardo Jardim wants him to help the club challenge the Parisians in Ligue 1.<br />
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“I believe he’ll still carry on playing for a few more years," <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/monaco-join-cristiano-ronaldo-transfer-6939163" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jardim told the <em>Mirror</em></a>.<br />
"If he continues in the same league as me, I’ll be delighted.<br />
“But I’d be much happier if he played for the same team as me. <br />
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"The easiest thing would be for him to come to Monaco.”<br />
<a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/louis-van-gaal-opens-up-on-desire-to.html" target="_blank">Louis van Gaal expressed his desire</a> to sign Ronaldo last month.<br />
Van Gaal said: "With Ronaldo, let's wait and hope.<br />
"Of course we are looking at all players - not just Ronaldo."<br />
The 30-year-old left Old Trafford in 2009 and has won the Ballon d'Or twice since.

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Louis van Gaal's big dilemma uncovered: How to get his Man United side to excite the fans

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LOUIS VAN GAAL is faced with a huge dilemma as he prepares for two of the most important games in his 18 months as Manchester United manager.</div>
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In establishing the defensive stability that <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Manchester%20United" target="_blank">United</a> needed, the team’s attacking flair has been sacrificed.</div>
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After a run of only seven goals in their last nine games in all competitions, United followers are becoming increasingly frustrated by <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Louis%20Van%20Gaal" target="_blank">Van Gaal</a>’s risk-free tactics.</div>
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They not only need to beat away-day specialists <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/West%20Ham" target="_blank">West Ham</a> at <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Old%20Trafford" target="_blank">Old Trafford</a> on Saturday they need to do it with some style to quell the growing unease.</div>
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And that would change the mood music for their crucial Champions League game next Tuesday in Wolfsburg where they will almost certainly need a win to qualify for the knock-out stages, with PSV Eindhoven favourites to beat CSKA Moscow at home.</div>
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An early exit from Europe will be disastrous for United with neighbours City going from strength to strength on and off the pitch.</div>
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United have the base to be a successful side – they are only a point off the top of the Premier League - but they are crying out for a couple of X-factor players to turn all their possession into an end product.</div>
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It is no secret they would love to lure <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Cristiano%20Ronaldo" target="_blank">Cristiano Ronaldo</a> back to Old Trafford. They have also registered their interest in <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Gareth%20Bale" target="_blank">Gareth Bale</a>, Neymar, Thomas Muller and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.</div>
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But none of those players are likely to become available until next summer at the earliest so Van Gaal has to make do with what he has got at the moment.</div>
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None of the last nine games have been lost – although one was a penalty shoot-out defeat to Middlesbrough – but United have drawn six of them while the three victories have been by narrow margins - 2-1, 2-0 and 1-0.</div>
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Van Gaal argues correctly that United have had chances to win all nine of those matches but haven’t been clinical enough to take them. </div>
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The problem is they don’t create enough openings meaning a narrow margin for error. And to compound matters, none of their strikers are proving prolific enough with United on course for their lowest total of goals in the first half of a Premier League season.</div>
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Wayne Rooney’s dry spell is not the only problem – his form is patchy to say the least, and he seems to have lost a yard in pace and can no longer get away from defenders.</div>
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It would be a big call for Van Gaal to drop Rooney, so long United’s talisman and now their captain, but if his performances do not pick up, then it is something the Dutchman will have to address.</div>
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After an early scoring burst Anthony Martial is suffering the expected dip. Memphis Deepay is also still finding his feet in English football while Jesse Lingard is promising but far from the finished article. It is asking a lot of that youthful trio to come up with the goods.</div>
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They and Rooney could argue that United’ possession-based game is too slow and makes it easy for teams to defend against.</div>
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To speed things up, Van Gaal may have to sacrifice one of his two holding midfielders.</div>
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He has rotated two out of the trio of Morgan Schneiderlin, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Michael Carrick in every game but their main job is to protect the back four rather than get forward and it limits United’s attacking options.</div>
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By playing one of them, it would free up a place for another forward-thinking player like Ander Herrera, who has energy and an eye-for a goal but much to the frustration of his many admirers he does not always start.</div>
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Juan Mata has done his best on the right flank but does not have the pace to be a truly effective wide player. His best position is the No 10 role, which is occupied by Rooney.</div>
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The long-term injuries to Luke Shaw and Antonio Valencia are proving massive blows to United. They provided the pace and width at full back to link up with the front men to help open teams up.</div>
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Matteo Darmian and Marco Rojo may be better defenders but they do not offer the same threat going forward.</div>
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Van Gaal needs to throw off the shackles and commit more men forward, even if United become a little less secure.</div>
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The fact is 75,000 fans don’t cram into Old Trafford every week to see safety-first football. For most of them, it is not enough just to see United win, it has to be achieved in keeping with the club's best traditions.</div>
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Miserable night in Madrid: Suarez, Neymar star as Barcelona rout Real Madrid 4-0 in Clasico

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Luis Suarez and Neymar continued their sensational goalscoring form as Barcelona moved six points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 4-0 thrashing of their bitter rivals at the Bernabeu on Saturday.</div>
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Barca even had the luxury of leaving <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_self" title="Lionel Messi">Lionel Messi</a> on the bench, but the Argentine did make his return from a two-month injury layoff half an hour from time and played a part in Suarez's second and Barca's fourth goal.</div>
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Suarez got Barca off to the perfect start after just 10 minutes and Neymar deservedly doubled the visitors' advantage just before half-time.</div>
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At that point Neymar and Suarez had scored every one of Barca's last 19 La Liga goals, but Andres Iniesta ended that run in style when he blasted a third into the top corner.</div>
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And <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Lionel%20Messi" target="_self" title="Messi">Messi</a>, Neymar and Suarez all combined for the latter to score a fourth before Isco sealed an embarrassing defeat for Madrid by getting sent-off late on.</div>
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"I didn't see it going like that," said Barca boss Luis Enrique.</div>
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"We were at a superior level and generated superiority in many areas of the pitch. We were solid at the back too and it was more the merit of Barca than the fault of Madrid."</div>
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Despite just two defeats in 16 games in charge, Madrid boss Rafael Benitez's job is now in doubt as the home fans turned on club president Florentino Perez towards the end of the game.</div>
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"Logically we are hurting. It hurts to lose and particularly to lose in that manner," said Benitez.</div>
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"What worries me is the team recovering mentally before the next game."</div>
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The build-up to the match had been dominated by security fears after last week's series of deadly attacks in Paris which killed 130 people.</div>
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A minute's silence was held to the tune of the French national anthem La Marseillaise and a large French flag was unfurled by the Madrid fans before kick-off in honour of the victims before kick-off.</div>
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However, the sombre atmosphere quickly turned hostile as the home fans saw their side completely outplayed by Barca.</div>
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Sergi Roberto was rewarded for his great form of late with a start in the position normally occupied by <a class="auto-link" href="http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/lionel-messi-profile-4769.html" target="_self" title="Messi">Messi</a> and he repaid Luis Enrique's faith with a big role in a fine opening goal.</div>
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The Spaniard collected Sergio Busquets's pass and drove at the Madrid defence before threading a pass through for Suarez who coolly slotted home with the outside of his right foot.</div>
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Karim Benzema started for Madrid for the first time since he was charged with complicity to blackmail and conspiring to commit a criminal act in his native France in a case involving a sex tape featuring French international teammate Mathieu Valbuena.</div>
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And after six weeks out, Benzema's rustiness showed as he failed to make a clean contact when presented with a great chance from Jeremy Mathieu's slip.</div>
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Barca's dominance in possession was rewarded with a second before half-time when Iniesta's through ball was perfectly timed for Neymar and his effort squeezed under Keylor Navas.</div>
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It could even have been three before the break as Marcelo cleared Suarez's shot off the line and Raphael Varane blocked Ivan Rakitic's follow-up effort.</div>
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The hosts started the second period slightly better as James Rodriguez forced Claudio Bravo into a brilliant save low to his right.</div>
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But any hope of a comeback was emphatically ended by a brilliant strike by Iniesta as he latched onto Neymar's backheel eight minutes after the break.</div>

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CHELSEA are ready to flog three of their biggest stars to land Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid.</div>
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Reports this morning have claimed <a href="http://newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/chelsea-bust-up-prompts-shock-jose.html" target="_blank">Roman Abramovich is desperate to land Ronaldo</a> for £70million this summer.</div>
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And <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Jose%20Mourinho" target="_blank">Jose Mourinho</a> is prepared to move on three men to make his dream come true.</div>
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The <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/reports-chelsea-looking-offload-three-6816434" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Daily Mirror</em></a> report those three are Nemanja Matic, Oscar and <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Eden%20Hazard" target="_blank">Eden Hazard</a>.</div>
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The Belgium winger is the subject of fresh interest from Paris Saint Germain - who have also enquired about <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Cristiano%20Ronaldo" target="_blank">Ronaldo</a>.</div>
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But reports in Spanish paper <em>AS</em> suggest Abramovich has a close relationship with super agent Jorge Mendes and could make his move this summer.</div>
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Mendes represents Ronaldo and current <a href="http://www.newsnewsblog.blogspot.com/search/label/Chelsea" target="_blank">Chelsea</a> boss Mourinho.</div>
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And Ronaldo recently admitted he would be willing to work with Mourinho again despite their difficult relationship at Madrid.</div>
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"Work with Mourinho again? Why not?," he told Marca. "I've got two more years on my contract with Real Madrid, but no-one knows what the future holds."</div>

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