Last Updated: March 15, 2021 4:23 pm
CR7 return
Speaking ahead of Real Madrid’s second leg tie in the Champions League round of 16 with Atalanta, Zinedine Zidane has responded to suggestions regarding the future of Cristiano Ronaldo.
Zinedine Zidane to Sky Sport: “Rumours about Ronaldo’s return to Real Madrid are true? Yes, it could be… we know Cristiano but he’s a Juve player now, and we have to honour this, he’s playing for another club. Now let us see what the future will be”. ⚪️ #Real #CR7
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 15, 2021
The future of Ronaldo in Italy has been raised after he was criticised for his role in Juventus’ exit to Porto in the Champions League, when he turned his back when jumping to defend the free kick which ultimately decided their fate.
He responded in the best way he knows how, by hitting a first half hattrick on the weekend in Juventus’s win over Cagliari.
That’s a first half HAT-TRICK for Cristiano Ronaldo! 🎩
Looks like he’s heard the criticism since Juve’s shock Champions League exit 👂 pic.twitter.com/oMvvnmtLki
— Premier Sports 📺 (@PremierSportsTV) March 14, 2021
Juve’s CEO Fabio Paratici, has said that Ronaldo is very much the future of the club but the call of Real Madrid, where he scored 311 times, may be hard to resist if it is genuine.
Hazard Out again
VALENCIA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 22: Eden Hazard of Real Madrid reacts during the Liga match between Levante UD and Real Madrid CF at Ciutat de Valencia on February 22, 2020 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Pablo Morano/MB Media/Getty Images)
Eden Hazard was meant to be the man to replace Cristiano Ronaldo when he was brought in from Chelsea in the summer of 2019 in a deal that could be worth up to £150 million.
It is fair to say that things haven’t gone to plan as Hazard has suffered injury after injury since arriving in Spain and it seems Los Blancos will be without him again for a period of 4-6 weeks.
Real Madrid confirm that Eden Hazard has suffered psoas muscle injury which reports say could rule him out for 4-6 weeks.
Hazard made a 15-minute return to action at the weekend—his first football since January. pic.twitter.com/P3ItvBq5lX
— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 15, 2021
Hazard lit up the Premier League whilst at Chelsea and was fairly robust, playing almost 250 games over an 8 year stay, despite being one of the most fouled players in the league during his time there.
It was clear to see what Real thought they were buying, but it seems that his time in England is finally taking its toll on the mercurial Belgian.
He earned his move to the Bernabeu and it is shame he has yet to perform to the high standards that made him one of the most exciting players in world football whilst in West London.
His return to form and fitness will be required if Real are to chase down Atletico in the league and if they want to go deep in the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo sends message to critics after opening Serie A top scorer gap with hat-trick vs Cagliari
Real Madrid begin contract extension talks with Raphael Varane and hope to extend his stay at the Bernabeu
This article was edited by Tom Canton.
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 30 | 43 | 71 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 29 | 24 | 57 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 29 | 21 | 56 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 29 | 19 | 51 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 28 | 10 | 48 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 28 | 3 | 46 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 28 | 17 | 45 |
| 8 | Liverpool FC | 28 | 11 | 43 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 27 | 11 | 41 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 28 | 8 | 41 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace FC | 29 | -16 | 37 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 28 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 28 | -9 | 35 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 29 | -15 | 33 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 28 | -7 | 29 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 28 | -17 | 28 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 29 | -14 | 26 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 29 | -37 | 18 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 29 | -34 | 14 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 16 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 14 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 7 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tielemans, Youri | Leicester City FC | 0 | 6 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 0 | 6 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Foden, Phil | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Neto, Pedro | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 5 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
