Real Madrid
boss Zinedine Zidane described Cristiano Ronaldo as being "from another
planet" after the forward scored his 32nd and 33rd goals of the season at
Eibar in La Liga.
Ronaldo
opened the scoring with a neat finish from Luka Modric's ball.
Former Wigan defender Ivan Ramis
headed in an equaliser for Eibar but a defensive error allowed Dani Carvajal to
cross and Ronaldo headed in.
"He's a different and special
player," said Zidane.
"He knows that he's going to
score, he's very positive. He's from another planet."
Ronaldo, who scored in the 2-1 win
at Paris St-Germain on Tuesday as Real Madrid moved into the Champions League
quarter-finals, has now scored 13 goals in his last seven games.
His 33 goals this term means only
Harry Kane (35) has scored more in all competitions than the Portugal
international this season.
"His stats speak for
themselves," added Zidane. "He's a very good player and he's
ours."
The game also marked a return to the
starting line up for Gareth Bale after he was dropped for the trip to Paris in
midweek.
Real boss Zinedine Zidane insisted
before Tuesday's game that Bale remains a fundamental part of his plans, but he
was not at his best against Eibar.
The Wales international was largely
anonymous, although he did play one brilliant cross behind the defence in the
second half that should have ended with a Ronaldo goal, but the Portuguese
forward's strike was superbly saved.
But Bale was not the only player to
be below his best on Saturday with Real struggling to impose themselves on an
hard-working Eibar side.
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