All eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi come Saturday as Real Madrid and Barcelona contest the first La Liga El Clasico of the season at the Bernabeu.
Given Blaugrana will arrive in the Spanish capital with an eleven-point lead at the top ahead of fourth-placed Real, the onus will be on Ronaldo delivering the goods against Los Blancos’ fiercest rivals to reduce that gap.
Fresh from scoring the winner in the Club World Cup final against Gremio in Abu Dhabi last Saturday, Copa90 consider whether or not Ronaldo is still at the peak of his talents or has he entered a period of decline?
Despite a trophy-laden year of individual and team awards, Real have not seen the best of their star man in league action this term.
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