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'Real Madrid still miss Ronaldo & it's unfair to expect Vinicius Jr to replace him'

Real Madrid continue to miss Cristiano Ronaldo and cannot expect Vinicius Junior to fill the void left by the five-time world footballer of the year, says former Barcelona man Jordi Cruyff.

The 34-year-old Ronaldo joined Juventus for €114 million [£99m/$128m] in the summer after nine seasons in the Spanish capital.

Madrid failed to properly replace the Portugal international however and suffered during the first half of the campaign as a result, with new coach Julen Lopetegui dismissed from the top job in October.

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