MADRID - Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane insisted he has no doubt Cristiano Ronaldo will be the deserving winner of a fourth Ballon d'Or come January, but his hat-trick in a 3-0 defeat of Atletico Madrid on Saturday may convince others. "That position is his position and with him behind Cristiano we were very well balanced." However, Zidane refused to admit Ronaldo would be retained as a centre-forward once Karim Benzema and Alvaro Morata are fit again. "He is comfortable in that position and we know that, but we will see what happens in the coming games." However, Simeone defended his decision to start Torres in a bid to counteract Real's threat from set-pieces.

Source: Bangkok Post November 20, 2016 02:46 UTC