With Actual Madrid internet hosting Barcelona within the upcoming La Liga El Clasico fixture on the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday, many Los Blancos followers will probably be nostalgic concerning the days of Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portugal attacker departed Actual Madrid on July 10, 2018, on a four-year contract to Juventus. Since then, Ronaldo left the Serie A giants in 2021 and is at the moment in his second stint with Manchester United.
Even Ronaldo’s biggest rival Lionel Messi left Barcelona for PSG in the summertime of 2021. It’s well-known that the Argentine genius had a major influence throughout Él Clasicos. Nevertheless it comes as a shock that Ronaldo did not have the same influence in that fixture throughout his time in Spain.
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The Spanish capital membership gained solely 26 per cent of their matches towards Barcelona (8/30) with Ronaldo within the workforce. On solely two events, he was lacking, Madrid registered victories. The wins have been within the 2014 Copa del Rey remaining and the second leg of the 2017 Supercopa de Espana.
Though that could be a surprising statistic, Ronaldo additionally accounted for 38 per cent of the objectives Madrid scored towards Barcelona throughout his time. Ronaldo has scored 18 occasions within the El Clasico and Messi is on high with 26 objectives.
After a disastrous begin to the continued season, Ronaldo not too long ago discovered some kind and scored the winner within the 2-1 win towards Everton, on Sunday. However he has hardly featured in Erik ten Hag’s plans and isn’t anticipated to cement a spot within the taking part in XI with the Dutchman preferring Marcus Rashford. Though the winter switch window is coming, it’s reported that the ahead nonetheless hasn’t discovered any suitor for his signature.
Actual Madrid are at the moment second within the La Liga desk with 22 factors from eight matches, together with seven wins and a draw. Barcelona are on high of the desk with the identical quantity factors however have a better objective distinction.