But being drawn against a former club in the UEFA Champions League seems to particularly inspire him.
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Speaking ahead of Madrid’s opening Champions League tie against the Portuguese’s boyhood club, Sporting Lisbon, the Brazil global said: ‘Everyone wants to talk about Ronaldo. Ronaldo has been part of the Real side since 2009 after his successful six-year stint with Manchester United.
The triangle is now complete as, on Wednesday, Madrid launch their title defence at home to Sporting.
“Trophy-wise it was the best, I’ve never had a better year”.
Ronaldo on playing Sporting CP. “It’s a special match, it’s a special team”.
“It is a title that we will be going after and the team is looking good and solid”. “Now I have to play”.
Ronaldo on Borussia Dortmund and Legia Warszawa.
“[Ronaldo] is ready to play, he wants to play, the idea is that he plays the 90 minutes”, the Frenchman said. We have a very deep squad with many important players.
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has hit back at his doubters, defiantly exclaiming, “I’m the most searched player on the internet”. As a fan, I hoped that Sporting would find a way to keep him and now as a president, I believe it was a bad business deal, from a sporting and financial aspects, to sell him as early as we did.
For how much longer can Cristiano Ronaldo have a major impact on Real Madrid?
“The Champions League is an objective for us, it will not be easy, just the opposite, it is more hard still to repeat it”.
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. We’ll see how the competition unfolds. “They expect you to win again”.
James Rodriguez, Marcelo and Casemiro are also back available for the European encounter after being rested on weekend following their worldwide commitment.
Jorge Jesus’ men also coming into this game on the back of their 3-0 win over Moreirense in the Primeira Liga, but are underdogs according to Nairabet who offer them at (12.25) to shock the hosts.
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“He just gets better every year”.
