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              Carlo Ancelotti

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              Javier Hernandez shown reacting after missing a chance against Club Brugge in the Champions League last week. Carl Recine / Action Images / Reuters / August 26, 2015

              Transfer talk: Man United’s Javier Hernandez will be ‘presented on Monday’ at Bayer Leverkusen – report

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              Lionel Messi and Barcelona were defeated 5-1 on aggregate in the Spanish Super Cup by Athletic Bilbao. Manu Fernandez / AP / August 17, 2015

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              Sergio Ramos celebrates scoring in a La Liga match last season against Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu. Susana Vera / Reuters / January 31, 2015

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              Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo shown during his side's pre-season tour match against AS Roma in Melbourne on Saturday. Mal Fairclough / AFP / July 18, 2015

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              SportJuly 23, 2015
              AS Roma players celebrate after winning a penalty shootout over Real Madrid during the International Champions Cup friendly match on Saturday in Melbourne. Julian Smith / EPA / July 18, 2015

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              Kiko Casilla shown during a La Liga match in March with Espanyol. Josep Lago / AFP / March 14, 2015

              Kiko Casilla to Real Madrid, where he seeks to replace ‘best goalkeeper in history’

              SportJuly 17, 2015
              Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Real Madrid finished second in La Liga in 2014/15. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Images

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              SportJuly 17, 2015
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              Transfer talk: Manchester United begin Sergio Ramos pursuit; Spurs recoup £10m for Paulinho

              SportJune 30, 2015
              Despite the prolific Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal-scoring efforts, Real Madrid ended the campaign without major silverware and coach Carlo Ancelotti was sacked and Rafa Benitez brought in. (AP Photo/Massimo Pinca)

              Cristiano Ronaldo quashes transfer rumours: ‘I am very happy at the best club in the world’

              SportJune 27, 2015
              Cristiano Ronaldo shown during a Real Madrid training session during the 2014/15 season. Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno / Getty Images

              Rafa Benitez surveys Real Madrid and finds ‘predisposition to work’ of Cristiano Ronaldo and others ‘excellent’

              SportJune 23, 2015
              Javier Hernandez reacts after scoring a goal for Manchester United in a Premier League match in 2013. Jon Super / AP / October 29, 2013

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              SportJune 06, 2015
              For Gianluigi Buffon and Juve, Barca triumph would represent end of long road to rejuvenation
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              For Gianluigi Buffon and Juve, Barca triumph would represent end of long road to rejuvenation

              SportJune 03, 2015
              Giorgio Chiellini of Juventus takes a drink during training on June 1, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

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              SportJune 03, 2015
              New Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez, left, poses for a picture with president Florentino Perez during his presentation at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on June 3, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

              Real Madrid hire Rafa Benitez as their new coach: ‘I return here, to my home’

              SportJune 03, 2015
              Andrea Pirlo, left, of Juventus, and Xavi, right, of Barcelona, (Photos: Alex Livesey / Getty Images and Aurelien Meunier / Icon Sport / Cal Sport Images / AP)

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              SportJune 03, 2015
              The new coach of Real Madrid, Rafael Benitez poses for photographers before giving a news conference at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on June 3, 2015. AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU

              Rafa Benitez is a home-grown solution to familiar Real Madrid problems

              SportJune 03, 2015
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