One would expect such Messi favouritism from a former teammate but Ronaldo wasn’t about to sit idly by and have his acknowledgements belittled and, after Saturday’s win over Osasuna, he hit back at the Spanish midfielder.
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“We are happy to have him back and we will try to keep him well”, Zidane said.
Xavi never won the Ballon d’Or during his career, but he did win an impressive seven LaLiga titles and four UEFA Champions Leagues and is widely considered among the greatest playmakers of all time.
“I am the most searched for player on the internet”, said Ronaldo, who scored six minutes into his Madrid return after a two-month injury layoff.
“I enjoyed seeing Cristiano in action, just like everyone else”.
“I’m looking forward to next weekend’s game against Osasuna and I’m sure that they will make it hard for us, but it’ll be great to be able to call upon nearly the whole squad”.
Benzema has been recovering from a hip injury sustained towards the end of last season, but is expected to start alongside Ronaldo and Gareth Bale, allowing Zidane to field his first choice “BBC” attack for the first time this season. It bothers me and I don’t understand what is going on.
Of course, Zidane was asked about the ban of signing new players in the next two transfer windows.
“We’ve got another game on Wednesday and we’ll have to see what we do in that one”. Real Madrid come back to Bernabéu after beating Celta 2-1 in a hard game: “I don’t have any doubts that Bernabéu will be with us”.
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The coach has, however, dropped James Rodriguez, Marcelo and Casemiro from the squad for Osasuna to give them extra rest following matches with their national teams.
