Ronaldo, 31, did not fail to remind everyone that he is the Ballon d’Or holder as he netted first in his first game of the season in a 5-2 win to Osasuna.
Ronaldo sends Madrid in the lead in the sixth minute IMAGE: ReutersGareth Bale assisted the first goal to celebrate with ronaldo IMAGE: Getty Images
It only took the Portuguese six minutes to put Zinedine Zidane‘s side in front as the Spanish giant at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.
Gareth Bale rushed into the visitors’ box before passing the ball cross goal for Ronaldo to tap into an empty net.
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Danilo made it 2-0 when he fired from the edge of the box and Sergio Ramos added a third with a header just before half-time.
Pepe and Lucas Modrid exploded the scoreline to make it 5-0 early in the second half, but Osasuna defender Oier Sanjurjo and forward Garcia reduced the deficit to 5-2 with 10 men.
IMAGE: EFE The pair make madrid front line a success[/caption]
IMAGE: Getty Images Osasuna keeper Perez was off his line[/caption]
The result means Madrid have now won their first three games of the season and are on nine points at the top of the La Liga table, joint with Barcelona and Las Palmas.
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