Real Madrid superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo said the “Champions League is Real Madrid’s competition” after the Los Blancos’s made a winning start to their title defence.The 32-year-old is targeting a hat-trick of titles for the Los Vikingos’s after a positive start to the new campaign
The Portuguese scored twice as Madrid eased past Cypriot visitors APOEL 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday night.
“There’s still a long way to go; let’s go game by game. First we have the group stage then we can see,” Ronaldo said via UEFA.com.
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Ronaldo is still serving a 5-match domestic ban for pushing a referee in the Supercopa de Espana.
He returned to the fold with a trademark brace as he took his record Champions League tally to 107 goals.
The 32-year-old put Madrid ahead in the 12th minute before doubling his tally with a penalty six minutes into the second half.
Madrid’s captain, Sergio Ramos completed the scoring when he converted an exquisite bicycle kick past the hour-mark in the Spanish capital.
