Ronaldo will score a lot in coming games

Real Madrid midfielder Casemiro has no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will start scoring again soon.

Cristiano Ronaldo will score "a lot of goals" for Real Madrid in upcoming games, according to midfielder Casemiro.
Ronaldo has netted just one goal in seven LaLiga outings this season, but did provide an assist in Madrid's 3-0 victory over Las Palmas on Sunday.

Fellow forward Karim Benzema also has one league goal in seven, but Casemiro – who opened the scoring against Las Palmas – believes the duo will find form.

"What stands out for me are the chances that Cristiano has created and the desire to score that he always has," he said, via the club's website.

"He'll score a lot of goals in the coming games. It doesn't worry me.
"Benzema is the best number nine in the world. He's playing very well and I am sure that in the coming games he will be amongst the goals."

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Valencia sets its sights on Tottenham's Moussa Sissoko

Valencia have made Spurs midfielder Moussa Sissoko a January target as they look to continue their push for a Champions League place.

With Sissoko joining Spurs for £35m on Deadline Day before the start of last season, many were quick to label the signing a panic buy - especially given the performances that followed. However, Sissoko has begun to settle in at Spurs - scoring twice this season and proving effective in spells.

According to the Sun, Sissoko is being targeted by Valencia - with manager Marcelino García Toral keen to bolster his attacking options. The Spanish side enquired about the availability of Sissoko in the summer, but a late push for a move fell short.

This recent turn in form will certainly raise the asking price for Sissoko - with Daniel Levy often stringent when it comes to selling players. Rated at £22m, it may take more than this to pry Sissoko away from Wembley in January.

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Top four all win in Spain ahead of international break

Real Madrid were able to put a dreadful week behind them and go into the international break on a positive note as they defeated struggling Las Palmas 3-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night.

Madrid went into the game under pressure and amid talk of crisis after defeats to Girona and Tottenham Hotspurs, but their problems were nothing compared to their rivals, who had lost their five previous matches.

Real Madrid made hard work of the first half, but opened the scoring through Casemiro four minutes before halftime.

Marco Asensio doubled their lead 11 minutes after the break and Isco scored the last goal of the night in the 74th minute to keep Madrid third in the table.

Saturday saw Barcelona and Valencia continue unstoppable in first and second place with Barcelona claiming their 10th win in 11 games while Valencia took their seventh consecutive victory.

Paco Alcacer went from being Barca's forgotten man to the hero of the night as he scored the two goals that gave his side a 2-1 win over Sevilla.

Alcacer repaid Ernesto Valverde's faith with a goal in each half, showing the goal-poaching ability he produced at Valencia to get in ahead of the Sevilla defense and produce two first time finishes.

Guido Pizarro's header had brought Sevilla onto level terms, but Barca were able to hold on for a win with few problems

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DEFEAT IN FRANKFURT - WERDER LOSE IN THE LAST MINUTE

SV Werder have suffered an agonising 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt. SGE took the lead through Ante Rebic (17’) before Niklas Moisander equalised from a corner (25’). Sebastian Haller scored the winner for Frankfurt in the 89th minute.

Line-up and formation: Florian Kohfeldt made three changes in his first game as SV Werder head coach. Milos Veljkovic, Philipp Bargfrede and Fin Bartels came in for Lamine Sané, Robert Bauer and Ishak Belfodil. Kohfeldt set the team out in a 4-1-3-2 formation.

2nd minute: First big chance for SVW! Zlatko Junuzovic has lots of space on the left hand side and his grounded cross is met by Max Kruse. He shoots from five yards out but Lukas Hradecky makes a good save to deny him.

17th minute: Goal for Frankfurt. Ante Rebic puts Eintracht into the lead with a curling effort. Frankfurt put together a series of passes and Rebic switches the ball onto his stronger foot and, without being closed down at all, has time to curls his shot from the edge of the box, leaving Jiri Pavlenka no chance in the Werder goal.

25th minute: GOAL for SVW! Niklas Moisander pokes the ball home after a goalmouth scramble from a corner. A scrappy goal but they all count!

29th minute: Brilliant save from Jiri Pavlenka. Marius Wolf takes a shot from 20 yards but the Czech stopper is on hand to tip the ball wide for a corner.

40th minute: A huge chance for Zlatko Junuzovic. Maximilian Eggestein makes progress down the right and finds Junuzovic in the middle but Hradecky is equal to the effort from just a few yards out.

42nd minute: Two more chances in quick succession! First Kruse and then Eggestein are denied by Hradecky. But a brilliant end to the half from the Green-Whites.

45th minute: Half-time in Frankfurt. SVW put in a great performance for large periods of the half. In the only poor period, the hosts took the lead but Moisander cancelled it out shortly after. SGE have their ‘keeper to thank that Werder are not in the lead at the break.

AT THE END OF THE DAY, ALL THAT COUNTS IS THE RESULT

If you looked at the faces of the Green-Whites after the final whistle, you would’ve seen how painful Frankfurt’s goal from Sebastian Haller just before the end of the game was.

The Werder faces were blank and disbelieving since the team could’ve and perhaps should have taken at least a point from the game. Werder reacted well to going behind, put in their all, had some good chances but had to watch as Eintracht celebrated at the end. The travelling fans showed their immense support once again after the goal went in and cheered and applauded the team after the full-time whistle. The disappointment after the bitter defeat was clear to see in the post-match interviews.

Florian Kohfeldt: “The team did really well in the first half. After Frankfurt’s wonder goal, we did well to come back and created lots of goalscoring opportunities. We should’ve gone into the break in the lead. Eintracht had more possession in the second 45 and we couldn’t close the gaps as well as in the first half. The late goal hurts. The team have a lot of character and I’m convinced that we will find a way to get out of the rut that we are in.”

Frank Baumann: “The team showed the necessary reaction today after the Augsburg game last week. It was a really good performance for the vast majority of the game, we were proactive, had a clear plan and had lots of good chances to get at least a draw. Unfortunately we couldn’t manage it today. It proved true again today that you need a bit of luck on your side. We didn’t get that with our chances unfortunately.”

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Marseille player Patrice Evra was sent off after kicking one of his team's fans in the head before the Europa League defeat at Vitoria Guimaraes.

Footage shows the 36-year-old former Manchester United defender aiming an acrobatic kick at a supporter at the side of the pitch during the warm-up.

Evra, who was named as a substitute, was dismissed before kick-off, and Marseille started with 11 players.

Governing body Uefa has charged Evra with violent conduct.

The full-back has been suspended for "at least one game", with Uefa's disciplinary body to decide the case on 10 November.

Marseille have also been charged with a field invasion by fans, setting off of fireworks and "acts of damages".

French newspaper L'Equipe reported Marseille supporters had been jeering Evra for about half an hour while the players prepared for the game, which the French side lost 1-0.

The player had gone over to the fans to talk to them, but the situation escalated.

French football journalist Julien Laurens said Evra - who regularly posts light-hearted videos on social media - was insulted and also told: "Keep doing your videos, but stop playing football."

Marseille begin investigation

Marseille said on Friday that they had begun an investigation into the incident.

"No matter what happens, a professional player must maintain self-control despite provocations and insults, no matter how unjustified they may be," the club said in a statement.

Marseille coach Rudi Garcia said after the match: "Pat has experience, and he must not react, it's obvious.

"Patrice is a more than just an experienced player. You can't respond, of course, to insults as bad as they are and as incredible as they might be because they come from one of our supporters.

"He must learn to keep his cool. That's all I can say."

Garcia also criticised the fan, saying: "He's not a supporter of Marseille, because you can't insult your own players, you have to be behind all of us."

Evra, who won five Premier League titles and the Champions League during eight years at Manchester United, joined Marseille from Juventus in January but has made only two appearances this season.

Thursday's incident evoked memories of Eric Cantona's infamous "kung-fu kick" during Manchester United's game against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in January 1995.

The Frenchman was banned for nine months by the Football Association for the incident, which took place as he left the pitch after being sent off.

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BRAZIL LEGEND RONALDO: NEYMAR'S BARCELONA EXIT WAS LIKE MINE

The Brazilian stunned the football world when he left Barcelona for Paris Saint-Germain, and his countryman says his exit was similar

Former Brazil star Ronaldo believes Neymar's sensational world-record move to Paris Saint-Germain was similar to his own Barcelona exit.

Ronaldo enjoyed one extraordinary season at Camp Nou, scoring 34 La Liga goals in 37 appearances before leaving for Inter ahead of the 1997-98 campaign.

His form at Barca helped him become FIFA World Player of the Year in 1996 and 1997, but he grew unhappy and contract negotiations broke down, with Inter then swooping in to pay his release clause.

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