http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 gears up for Spanish top flight football – La Liga Special
After edging out Ballon d’Or winner, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lionel-Messi-c22296, to win the Pichichi Trophy, Cristiano Ronaldo is all set to conquer Spanish top flight football with his exploits, yet again. He scored eleven goals in the last four La Liga matches, shattering Hugo Sanchez
and Telmo Zarra’s La Liga records. Ronaldo has picked up in preseason where he left off at the end of last season. North American sides in club-friendlies have been his latest targets.
The talented winger headed home the only goal of the game against Barcelona to win Copa del Rey after a gap of twenty long years. However, he was unable to stop his side from losing against eventual winners Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League. Along with
the trophy, Lionel Messi has taken the title of ‘the best in the world’ for at least another season, one can be sure of that. In the preseason, he is close to his level best, playing like a man possessed for Los Blancos.
Ronaldo is in the USA with his teammates, enjoying preseason in the sunny temperatures of California. They have played twice against quality oppositions in the land of Promise, winning both the encounters with ease. Ronaldo has scored 4 times in his outings,
setting up his partners on 2 occasions.
In the game against LA Galaxy, Ronaldo played the way people around the world love to see. He was full of magic and trickery as he took on the opposition defenders, humiliating them with his speed and agility. His goal was one for the highlight reels. Taking
on three defenders in succession, Ronaldo rifled in a venomous shot from an almost impossible angle, yet the goalkeeper was beaten all ends up as the ball settled in the top left corner of the net.
Former Real Madrid and Manchester United winger, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Beckham-c10432, was in awe after watching Ronaldo in action. He was full of praise for the Portuguese in his post-match interview.
Talking to ESPN, Beckham remarked, "He's such a great talent.""http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-c9622 Ronaldo's goal was amazing, but he can do that whenever he wants - he's that kind of player.”
In the match against Mexican side, Chivas http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guadalajara-c39463, the former Manchester United player was lethal. He completed his hat-trick in the space of 10 minutes to lead Real Madrid to an easy victory. He started the scoring in the 73rd minute and
ensured victory ten minutes later with a superb right foot shot.
Los Blancos manager, Jose Mourinho, was also full of praise for his compatriot after the match. In the post match dialogue, the Portuguese mastermind talked about the joy he has in managing the player. "Cristiano is Cristiano. He always has the joy, the
motivation and the pride to play, be it in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Japan-c2928 or the USA. He himself is pleased to have played well and scored. We knew we wanted to play well and we managed that."
The first half was no joy ride for the 26-year-old attacker, who failed to hit the net in the first 45 minutes. He was presented with a golden opportunity in the 14thminute but failed to capitalize on the opportunity.
However, what is good to see is that his work rate is still very high and he is in top physical form.
Real Madrid will be happy with Ronaldo starting the preseason in a prolific form. Good news for the Bernabeu faithful as the Portuguese sensation is in top physical form. Madrid fans would certainly hope that he can emulate his feats from previous season
to give the Capital side a chance catch up with Barcelona.
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