Gareth Bale plays a pass under pressure from Valerenga's Daniel Holm during the pre-season friendly




Valerenga 0-0 Real Madrid: Gareth Bale and Co draw a blank on Martin Odegaard's return to Norway

  • Real Madrid played out a 0-0 draw in a friendly with Valerenga in Oslo
  • Gareth Bale showed glimpses of quality but couldn't find a breakthrough
  • Martin Odegaard was impressive on his return to Norway with Real 


Martin Odegaard returned to Norway and showed his potential in Oslo, going past Christian Grindheim here
Real, who are preparing a £25million bid for Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea, kept it tight at the back - a familiar trait from Benitez - but were unable to find a breakthrough going forward.
New boss Benitez, who was missing Cristiano Ronaldo, said: 'We lacked precision, I'm not a hundred percent satisfied. We have much from for improvement.
'We missed players in attack that are responsible for scoring many goals, but the team has played positively today.' 


New boss Rafa Benitez watched on as his Real Madrid side struggled to find a breakthrough in the friendly



Bale and Co looked a little rusty but they do have two weeks to go until their La Liga opener against Real Betis




James Rodriguez collects the ball under the attentions of Elias Mar Omarsson as Real look to burst forward
Although the Norwegian fans were thrilled to have Real Madrid in their country, the afternoon turned sour for one young fan after Marcelo unleashed a powerful shot.
The Brazilian's strike swerved wide of the goal but hit the boy straight in the face, knocking a mobile phone out of hands in the process.



Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic
Rate this posting:
{[[''],['']]}
Rate this posting:
{[['']]}