Cristiano Ronaldo has said he is not worried about breaking the club record for the most amount of goals in the Champions League but would rather win the trophy again.
The Portuguese international netted in the 3-0 win over Liverpool in Wednesday night, his 18th goal in an already remarkable season for the striker. It was his 70th goal in the Champions League for Los Blancos and he now sits just one shy of club legend Raul.
But speaking to reporters after the game at Anfield, a ground he had never scored at in his career until last night, the forward said: “I’m not worried about beating the record but I am very happy about the good job. The best thing is that the team won and got three points. It was a perfect night. It is a very important victory. I had never won or scored here. I feel good. The record is not the important thing. The important thing is playing well, playing attractive football.”
The 29-year-old then switched his attention to the Clasico on Saturday, reminding supporters it is a match between Real Madrid and Barcelona, not between him and Leo Messi.
“It will be a difficult match because Barcelona are playing well. I’m not going to play against Messi, I’m going to play against Barcelona. They are a great team. Real Madrid and Barcelona are playing each other,” he stated.
“We’re not going to make any excuses. But I don’t understand why they put the match on Saturday. It is a difficult match and all footballers know that an extra day’s rest is significant. Cup matches aren’t so important. However, I don’t want to make excuses because the team is fine and confident,” he added.
