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- Carlo stated that Xabi Alonso renewing with Real would be the "best Christmas present" in a recent interview. He also compared Xabi to himself as a player as neither are/were particular barn burners, but admitted that Xabi has better technical quality. Full interview here.
- Unless you've been living under a rock for the past few weeks, you've become aware that Real Madrid boasts arguably the most terrifying three-man attack in the world. The trio of Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale has scored 32 goals between the three of them with CR leading the way with 17 goals. Pretty impressive when you consider that Bale didn't have a proper preseason and missed a fair amount of time while Big Benz is prone to stretches of *ahem* less than inspired play.
- FourFourTwo takes a look at why Gareth Bale will justify his colossal price tag.
- Ilkay Gundogan is apparently not keen on renewing his current contract, leading to more speculation that Real Madrid is in his future. Your thoughts?
- The four letter network power rankings for this week. Making steady progress.
- Throwback Thursday: this beauty from Ruud.
