5 big European teams and the positions they need to improve next season

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Cristiano Ronaldo has been phenomenal again but will need help

Whenever Cristiano Ronaldo has struggled for form this season, Real Madrid has struggled for goals and this is a glaring issue that has to be fixed by Los Merengues next season.

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The 33-year-old Portuguese superstar and current Ballon d'Or holder has had another phenomenal season and will be crucial to Madrid's hopes of retaining the UEFA Champions League in the final against Liverpool. However, the team's struggles in La Liga in the first half of the season could also be traced to Ronaldo's bad form.

Karim Benzema has continued to be poor in the goalscoring stakes this season, Gareth Bale has endured another injury-plagued season and youngsters Borja Mayoral and Marco Asensio have not adequate game time.

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A new top 9 to replace the misfiring Benzema and relieve Ronaldo of some of the goalscoring burden will be needed in the summer and already names like Harry Kane (Spurs), Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) and Mauro Icardi (Inter Milan) have already been linked to the Santiago Bernabeu side and it is almost certain that manager Zinedine Zidane will move for at least one of the aforementioned trio this summer.

Also Read: 5 players who can replace Cristiano Ronaldo at Real Madrid

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