The Real Madrid star continues to be dogged by rumours surrounding his sexuality. Real Madrid are now through to the last-16 stage and just like our friends from Mybettingbonus had predicted earlier in the season, Rafa Benítez’s men didn’t need to sweat much in order to advance in their group.
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Benzema opened the scoring from close range in the 12th off the rebound of a shot by Isco that was partially cleared off the goal line by Malmo.
Benitez has come under fire from Madrid supporters in recent weeks following a run of poor results, with the Spaniard subjected to whistles before Real’s 8-0 Champions League victory over Malmo on Tuesday.
“I try and do my job and I have a clean conscience”, insisted Ronaldo, who also brushed off doubts over Real Madrid’s form this season. Not even Barcelona or Manchester United’s rivals in England are off limits.
Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring Real Madrid’s fourth goal against Malmo at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
Ronaldo’s four goals helped him to become the first player to score more than ten goals in the group stages.
“Everybody criticises a club like Real Madrid when things don’t go right”.
It was the same combination for the second goal in the 24th minute as Benzema headed in from six yards out.
“There are things that you kind of already have an idea, that to play one day for Barcelona would be nearly impossible, or to play for another English club other than Manchester, it’s very complicated”, he said. Those were his first goals since being implicated in a blackmail case in relation to an alleged extortion scam over a sex tape featuring his France teammate Mathieu Valbuena.
According to Bleacher Report, Ronaldo has had a unusual season, meaning that he has managed to rack up successive goals for the team in some matches while there were also instances that he failed to make a number on the scoresheet.
But the Dutch side hit back just two minutes later through Luuk de Jong and completed the turnaround with five minutes to play as Davy Propper earned the home side a 2-1 victory, ensuring it went through as runner-up behind Wolfsburg.
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Overall, Ronaldo has scored 452 goals in his senior career, with 83 coming from the penalty spot, while he has missed 11 spot-kicks.
