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Highlights: Real Madrid lose 2-1 to Fiorentina in pre-season friendly

Cristiano Ronaldo scores a goal for Real Madrid against Fiorentina

Real Madrid lost their final pre-season game 2-1 against Fiorentina in Warsaw.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for Los Blancos but Mario Gomez and Marcos Alonso scored for the Viola as they beat the European champions in front of a 58,000 strong crowd. 

Real Madrid 1-0 Fiorentina: Ronaldo

The La Liga side took the lead in the 4th minute after a swift counter-attack started by Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward dribbled past two defenders in his own half before finding Angel Di Maria on the right. Both players surged forward with Di Maria sending in an inch perfect low cross that beat the last defender for Ronaldo to tap into an empty net while the goalkeeper scrambled to try and save the shot.


Real Madrid 1-1 Fiorentina: Gomez

But Fiorentina equalized in the 29th minute when Alberto Aquilani sent in a cross from the right side which met the head of Mario Gomez. The German striker’s diving header was on target and went past the hands of the diving goalkeeper Keylor Navas.


Real Madrid 1-2 Fiorentina: Alonso 

The Serie A side won the game in the 70th minute through Marcos Alonso. The defender received the ball on the left of the box before beating two player to cut inside and taking a shot on goal with Madrid unable to clear the ball in spite of an attempted block.


Pitch invader

The game also saw a pitch invader dressed in the full Real Madrid kit! It took a while for them to realize he was not a player! 

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