MADRID: Zinedine Zidane labelled Cristiano Ronaldo as “from another galaxy” after the striker’s double dragged Real Madrid to a 2-1 win over Eibar in La Liga on Saturday. Ronaldo headed in an 84th-minute winner at the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, having earlier put Real in front with an emphatic near-post finish. “For me he’s from another galaxy,” Real coach Zidane said. Real Madrid's French head coach Zinedine Zidane (L) talks to striker Cristiano Ronaldo (R) during the Spanish Primera Division soccer match SD Eibar and Real Madrid at Ipurua stadium in Eibar, northern Spain, 10 March 2018. Ronaldo should have restored the advantage but failed to convert an excellent Bale cross and from the resulting corner, Bale flashed a glancing header just wide of the post.
Source: New Strait Times March 10, 2018 23:15 UTC