The Portugal international has criticised his fellow players by claiming that the team would be top of La Liga if they were at the same level as him
Cristiano Ronaldo has slammed his Real Madrid team-mates after Saturday’s derby defeat to Atletico Madrid, claiming they would be top of the table if others were on the same level as him.
Antoine Griezmann’s second-half strike sealed a 1-0 win for Atletico which has left Zinedine Zidane’s side nine points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona, who also have a game in hand.
And in an explosive interview after the loss at the Santiago Bernabeu, Ronaldo blamed his team-mates for Madrid's failing title challenge and believes criticism directed at his own performances is unfounded.
"If everyone was as good as me, maybe we would be first,” said Ronaldo.
“If a team does not play with the best is difficult to win a long competition. I don't want to insult anyone.
“I do like playing with Karim [Benzema], with [Gareth] Bale, Marcelo, I am not saying that others are not good, for example Danilo has today been the best on the pitch.
“From what the press says it seems like I am doing sh*t but the numbers and statistics do not lie. They are there.”
- Goal