Cristiano Ronaldo with Real Madrid debut
Cristiano Ronaldo went unnoticed in his debut with Real Madrid, who on Monday defeated 1-0 to Shamrock Rovers in Ireland thanks to a goal from Karim Benzema latter.
The Dublin club, settled for second-tier players, did stand the test of Madrid in front of a full-10.800 fans filled the stadium in Tallaght.
Was the debut for the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, whose signing at 94 million euros (131 million U.S. dollars) will became the world's most expensive footballer.
The end only played the first half and the French Benzema, one of the major acquisitions of Spanish club, scored 87 minutes to the goal of victory after receiving a pass from Argentine defender Gabriel Heinze.
It was also the first game led by Chilean Manuel Pellegrini, new coach of the team.
As expected, the grief was overwhelming dominance against a rival merengue played thrown back. Pellegrini raised an attack with the trio formed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Raul Gonzalez and Argentine Gonzalo Higuaín. Benzema started in banking.
While lacking in marksmanship, Madrid showed a dynamic game and always aggressive.
Brazilian Kaka, the third of the big signings, was not at the start of the preseason because it has not returned from their vacation after participating in the Confederations Cup in South Africa.