It was a surprise move, Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus, and it seems to have left a big gap at Real Madrid. In fact, their star midfielder, Luka Modric, explained why the absence of the Portuguese forward has been such an issue for los blancos at the press conference ahead of Real-Ajax in the Champions League. Here is what the Croatian had to say: "Cristiano Ronaldo we miss, to find a replacement at his level is practically impossible. Cristiano is a champion that gives you 50 goals a season, to substitute him you need 2-3 players who score 15-20 goals a season. As of today we don't have that and I believe this is our biggest problem."
"Even against Barcelona we created many chances but we could not capitalize. In any case, Cristiano is not here and we can't complain for 10 years. The club has put its faith in players like Bale, Asensio, Benzema. They brought Mariano here. Vinicius is also doing really well for his age. Sometimes things don't go as planned. But the only thing is for us to work and get out of this together."
