RM 4:1 Mallorca; Cristiano hat-trick

Delighted with the victory and his hat-trick, Ronaldo shared his thoughts on the match with the media.

“We are anxious to be champions. We know Barcelona are in great form, but I’m convinced we’ll win.”

“I am very happy with my hat-trick, but merit also belongs to my team-mates, who have helped me immensely during my first year adapting to the team. The important thing is to be able to help the team.”

“It was hard for us to get into the game, but we were a true Real Madrid side tonight nonetheless. Our four goals gave us three points that keep the fight alive. The team played very well.”

“We have to keep hoping Barcelona will lose at some point, but we must play our next game at home and wait. We aren’t champions yet, but I’m excited about it already.”

"The Entire Team Was Very Bad"

The €94 million man had scathing comments for everyone on the pitch in last night's narrow win over Osasuna, including himself...

In post-match comments reported by Marca, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo labelled his team's performance in last night's narrow win over Osasuna as "very bad".

Despite winning the match, scoring two goals including the winner, Ronaldo was very critical of his team. "In my opinion, the entire team was very bad. I speak of the forwards, midfielders and the back line. We cannot permit Osasuna to score goals and cause us so much trouble. We have to understand that we are fighting for La Liga and we need to be more focused. This cannot happen again because on another occasion we will not be able to come back. We have the hope that we can succeed.

"If you give up points at this stage in the season, you lose the title. Thank God we were able to score the third goal and win the match. We have to keep winning. Barcelona have a great team, but great teams also lose. We have to think it possible for them to give up points and we have to win. The best thing that came from last night's match was the three points."

RM 3:2 Osasuna; Cristiano double