Real life post Ronaldo and Zidane starts badly


Soccer Football - Pre Season Friendly - Juventus A v Juventus B - Villar Perosa Training Centre, Turin, Italy - August 12, 2018 Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo before the match REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

TALLINN (Reuters) - Life without Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane was already looking like a struggle for Real Madrid after the triple Champions League holders lost the UEFA Super Cup to local rivals Atletico Madrid 4-2 after extra time on Wednesday.

After falling behind to an early strike from Diego Costa, goals from Karim Benzema and Sergio Ramos put Real back into a familiar winning position against Atletico in European games but they uncharacteristically surrendered the lead.

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