Even though the La Liga new boys rallied with two goals in the 2nd half, the contest was truly over by then as Madrid banked another three points to extend their flawless start to the season.
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“Yes, without a doubt, I would love for Ronaldo to end his career here, at home”, Sporting’s president proclaimed when asked by Marca if he wanted the forward to one day return to the club.
“If I was the president of Real Madrid and I had a player like me, I would renew him for 10 years at least”, added Ronaldo.
Then in 2012/13, Ronaldo’s new employers Real Madrid took on United in the round of 16, and Ronaldo struck in each leg of a 3-2 aggregate success. We spoke to the recently-crowned UEFA Best Player in Europe about his latest reunion and Madrid’s attempt to become the first club to win two straight UEFA Champions Leagues. “We already did that with Nani [who spent the 2014-15 campaign on loan at Sporting] and we will see that many times”.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at his doubters, defiantly exclaiming, “I’m the most searched player on the internet”.
“Everyone knows that if they want to get on the front page they have to speak about me. I want to win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League and go to the World Cup with Portugal”.
Real Madrid kick off their Champions League defence on Wednesday night when they host Portuguese side Sporting CP in a Group F encounter.
You can also follow all the action right here on AS English as we’ll be bringing it to you live with our inimitable coverage of the match.
Speaking to the press ahead of the match, the French manager said: “He’s ready to play and the idea is that he’ll play the 90 minutes”. We’ll see how the competition unfolds.
But all momentum for Osasuna was lost nearly immediately after Tanongsak Promdard was given his marching orders after a second yellow card, as Zinedine Zidane’s men made it three wins from three in the league.
Before Saturday the Portuguese striker had not played a single minute of competitive football since injuring his knee during his country’s Euro 2016 final win against France.
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The Portugal captain netted in a 1-0 win and a 2-1 triumph over Sporting while he was with Manchester United but has yet to face them in a Real shirt.
