Don"say Real is weaker .Did you see Asensio how he was playing against Croatia
Real still has great team and best midfielders of the world
I see nice wins Liverpool against PSG and battle between PSG and Napoli for second place
If Buffon wants to win CL that PSG was not best decision
Of course Real are weaker without Ronaldo, he always scored important goals in the knock out stages to get them through. I dont think anybody can deny the fact that Real are weaker without him.
Yep... Ronaldo gives his team mates that psychological boost in the most critical moments. It's his confidence. It prolly rubs on the whole team whenever he's around. Ibra is another player that I think has the same effect.
Ronaldo's greatest achievement would prolly be taking an inferior Portugal squad to the Euro 2016 final and winning it vs France.