Cristiano Ronaldo: We Are Going To Win El Clasico And La Liga

Posted Saturday, April 03, 2010 by Goal.com

Ronaldo touched on a number of topics in an interview with Television Espanola...

As reported by Spanish sports daily Marca, Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo gave a 20 minute interview with leading Spanish television station TVE, covering a wide range of topics and issues.

One of the principal talking points was the Portuguese superstar's feelings after los Blancos were eliminated from the Champions League.

"I am so angry with the elimination that I have stopped watching the rest of the Champions League matches. It hurts. We lost through our own errors and I hope we have learned our lesson for the future.

Ronaldo sees the future with great optimism and sees himself being very successful in the Spanish capital.

"I have not signed with Real Madrid for just one year and I will fight to win a lot of Champions League titles after next season."

But before looking to the horizon, Ronaldo expressed his hope of lifting the Primera title.

"I am confident that we will win our match against Barcelona at the Bernabeu and that we will also win La Liga."

However, the winger expressed the importance of going game by game. The first step is the El Sardinero stadium against Racing Santander.

"It would serve as nothing to think of winning against Barcelona if we were to lose points against Racing or the rest of the rivals that we have to face. We have to take the pitch focused and ready in every match."

Speaking of the last Clasico in the Camp Nou, Cristiano recalled the match as "Real Madrid's best game this season. That match showed us the road of how to approach Barca."

With the World Cup just two months away, Ronaldo addressed questions about the possibility of Portugal facing Spain.

"I hope so because that would mean that we had progressed past the group stage and would still be in the fight to be world champions. Such a matchup in the knockout stages would really be special, both because I would be facing team-mates and because Spain and Portugal are brothers. I am not scared of Spain, but I recognise that they are one of the principal favourites to win the World Cup."

Finally, the interview finished with one simple question: Do you like being Cristiano Ronaldo?

The Portuguese smiled and delivered a single statement in response. "I love it".