Real Madrid just fine without Ronaldo

Question

Real Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at the weekend – a result made all the more impressive for two big reasons. Firstly, Real hadn’t won at the Riazor for 18 years and secondly, Los Blancos were without their £80 million acquisition Cristiano Ronaldo.

Guti was pulling the strings, while Karim Benzema was busy scoring the goals. It begs the question: are Real more of a team without their Portuguese star than when they have him available?