Ronaldo taunts Barca
Cristiano Ronaldo
challenged Barcelona to try and score eight goals past his Real Madrid
side when asked for his views on the champions’ earlier 8-0 thrashing
of Almeria in La Liga.
The Portugal
forward scored a hat-trick in his side’s 5-1 hammering of Athletic
Bilbao at the Bernabeu, taking his tally for the season to 14, one
ahead of Lionel Messi in the La Liga goalscoring charts.
The Argentine World
Player of the Year had netted a hat-trick in Barca’s romp over
struggling Almeria, but Ronaldo was less than impressed with their
efforts when questioned by Spanish television pitchside at the Bernabeu.
Huge score-line
over Almeria “The 8-0 win; It doesn’t tell me anything,” Ronaldo said.
“Let’s see if they score eight against us on Monday.” “I’m pleased to
have scored but the most important thing is that the team won. I’m
fighting to win the league. The top scorer’s award isn’t important to
me.” Unbeaten Real Madrid will travel to face second-placed Barcelona
on November 29 with a one-point advantage over the champions.
Barca’s victory
over Almeria equalled their record away win achieved in 1959, when they
won by the same score line in Las Palmas, but their coach Pep Guardiola
refused to read too much into it with Madrid their next opponents in
the league.
“We didn’t look to send a warning out to anyone here today,” Guardiola said.
“We played to a
great level as we have in other games. In the first half (when they
scored five) we had the same number of occasions as in other games, and
today we put them away.” The victory led to the swift sacking of
Almeria coach Juan Manuel Lillo, a good friend of Guardiola’s.
“It has been an uncomfortable situation for him and me,” Guadiola added.
“I have known him for many years. He’s a fantastic person and a
great coach. We’ve just beaten the side with the third best defensive
record in the league.” Pull quote – The 8-0 win; it doesn’t tell me
anything. Let’s see if they score eight against us on Monday
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