Chitrabhanu Kadalayil
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The National’s Sport cover for the Thursday, December 31 issue, featuring Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo

Madrid were struggling at 1-1 against Real Sociedad at the Bernabeu on Wednesday night when Ronaldo met a corner with a terrific left-footed half volley midway through the second half to set his side on their way to victory.

Lucas Vasquez made it 3-1 late on but, as Andy Mitten reported earlier this week, there is plenty of discontent in Madrid, with manager Rafa Benitez at the centre of it.