Cristiano Ronaldo admits this season has been a difficult one for Real Madrid but has urged his team mates to ensure it ends on a high by winning the Champions League.
Los Blancos went into the season hopeful of ending Barcelona’s domestic dominance but damaging defeats along the way including last weekend’s home loss to Atletico de Madrid left the 10-time Champions League winners 12-points off the pace and with little hope now of lifting La Liga.
They were also thrown out of the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player – Denis Cheryshev – in the tie against Cadiz. He played and scored in the first leg win when he should have been sitting out a one-match ban.
Off the field, there was the bungled attempt to sign David de Gea from Manchester United, and Rafa Benitez was sacked in January just seven months after taking over after reports of major divisions with senior players.
In the Champions League though, Real cruised through their group and hold a 2-0 lead against Roma with the second leg to play at home.
In quotes published by Marca, Ronaldo said there is still plenty to play for this campaign.
He stated: “It’s been a difficult season, but we’re still in the Champions League and very excited about it. It’s no coincidence that Real Madrid are the team with the most European Cups. Nothing has been lost and we’ll continue working hard in order to achieve things at the end of the season.”
