体坛英语资讯：Real Madrid favorites for title as Liga Santander prepares to kick off
<p><span word="MADRID">MADRID</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 15-- <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="FC">FC</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="favorites">favorites</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Liga">Liga</span> <span word="Santander">Santander</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="advantage">advantage</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="historic">historic</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span>.</p><p><span word="Real">Real</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="reigning">reigning</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="champions">champions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="competitive">competitive</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Barcelona">Barcelona</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="proper">proper</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="season">season</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Barca">Barca</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="players">players</span> (<span word="Xavi">Xavi</span>, <span word="Neymar">Neymar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Dani">Dani</span> <span word="Alves">Alves</span>) <span word="and">and</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="older">older</span> (<span word="Iniesta">Iniesta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mascherano">Mascherano</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="Busquets">Busquets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span>) <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="substitutes">substitutes</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Madrid">Madrid</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="sought">sought</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="talent">talent</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Theo">Theo</span> <span word="Hernandez">Hernandez</span>, <span word="Dani">Dani</span> <span word="Ceballos">Ceballos</span>, <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="Asensio">Asensio</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="talented">talented</span>, <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="balanced">balanced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="withstand">withstand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rigors">rigors</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="season">season</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Spain">Spain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Cristiano">Cristiano</span> <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="older">older</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="devastating">devastating</span> <span word="finisher">finisher</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="peak">peak</span> <span word="form">form</span>.</p><p><span word="Zinedine">Zinedine</span> <span word="Zidane">Zidane</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="preference">preference</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="man">man</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Isco">Isco</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Kroos">Kroos</span> <span word="linking">linking</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Asensio">Asensio</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="breakthrough">breakthrough</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Luka">Luka</span> <span word="Modric">Modric</span>, <span word="Isco">Isco</span>, <span word="Mateo">Mateo</span> <span word="Kovacic">Kovacic</span>, <span word="Casemiro">Casemiro</span>, <span word="Marcos">Marcos</span> <span word="Llorente">Llorente</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ceballos">Ceballos</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="battling">battling</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="midfield">midfield</span> <span word="positions">positions</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Asensio">Asensio</span>, <span word="Lucas">Lucas</span> <span word="Vazquez">Vazquez</span>, <span word="Ronaldo">Ronaldo</span>, <span word="Bale">Bale</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Benzema">Benzema</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="variety">variety</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="front">front</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Barca">Barca</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="hugely">hugely</span> <span word="reliant">reliant</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Leo">Leo</span> <span word="Messi">Messi</span>, <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Suarez">Suarez</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Gerard">Gerard</span> <span word="Pique">Pique</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="signings">signings</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="arrive">arrive</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="August">August</span>.</p>
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