Cristiano Ronaldo: We Have a Difficult Group

Cristiano Ronaldo will call all the attention in Wednesday clash against Sporting Lisbon at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The striker will play again against his former team, where he grew up before becoming one of the best players in the world. It will be a very special game for the Portuguese player, who came back from injury last Saturday, scoring one goal against Osasuna.

It won’t be the first time that Cristiano face a Portuguese side, always a special game for him: “It’s a special match, a special team. I wanted to play again against Sporting because I think they have a good team, a good coach and it will be another special moment in my life. I played before Sporting in Champions League, against Benfica or Porto. Playing again against Sporting is a privilege for me”, Cristiano said.

Real Madrid will try to win back to back Champions League titles, something no team has ever done. Teh challenge is huge but Cristiano thinks they can make it: “It’s a challenge, a big one, and I think at Real Madrid we have a chance to win it again. We know it’s a very difficult competition, nothing is easy, so we’re going to try. We want to go game after game. First we have to think about the group stage, because in my opinion we have a difficult group. Let’s see how the competition goes. I think in a positive way: We can win it again”.

It’s time to forget the last season, one of the best in his career. Cristiano Ronaldo won the Champions League and the Euro and, for sure, he will be battling again for the Ballon D’Or: “In terms of titles, it was the best in my career. After winning the UEFA Champions League, winning the Euro with Portugal was the best end for an extraordinary year. In terms of trophies, it was the best one, I never had a better season, both collectively and individually, because I was the topscorer in the Champions League and I had a good Euro. Besides, we could win both titles, so it was an excellent year for me”, Cristiano finished.