Cristiano Ronaldo Has Spoken To Real Madrid Players

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insists the club has moved on after Cristiano Ronaldo's outburst at his own team-mates. After losing 1-0 at home to Atletico Madrid on Saturday Ronaldo said Real would be top if his team-mates matched his standards. The three-time Ballon d'Or winner later rectified his comments by claiming he was only referring to his colleagues' fitness levels, as Madrid have been ravaged by injuries this season.

Zidane has come out to say “Cristiano has spoken with everyone, this subject is behind us. We all know the importance Cristiano has and we are all with him. The issue has been fixed.  The most important thing is what we have ahead and we will face that by all sticking together”

Ronaldo was quoted as saying in Marca on Saturday: “If we were all at my level, maybe we would be leaders. I don't want to disrespect anyone, but when the best players aren't available, it's harder to win. I like to play with Karim, with Bale, with Marcelo. For all you guys, it seems I am sh*t, but I don't listen to what the press say. The statistics and numbers don't lie”.