The winners of four of the last five Champions League titles had their Portuguese striker to thank for their success but opted not to replace him
How exactly do Real Madrid replace Cristiano Ronaldo? Short answer, they don’t.
Julen Lopetegui has shown throughout his short tenure at Santiago Bernabeu so far that he trusts the talents of the players already on the books to pick up the slack.
Ronaldo’s runners – as it were – have become the main men. Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio are forming a front three with just as much firepower as an attack containing Ronaldo.