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Brilliant Bale steers Ronaldo-less Madrid past Girona as Benzema eases goalscoring fears

Real found themselves 1-0 down at Montilivi but ended up resounding winners thanks to an inspired display from their new-look attack

Real Madrid still don’t know exactly what they are doing in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo but with players as dangerous as Gareth Bale; they don’t necessarily have to. Or at least not yet.

All three of the forward line - Bale, Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio - offered moments of gleaming quality which were enough to power Los Blancos past Girona after a tight first half to earn a comfortable 4-1 victory at Montilivi on Sunday.