Today, one of the men at the centre of the controversy, Girona midfielder Alex Granell, has revealed why the Portuguese superstar snubbed his request to swap shirts at the end of the contest.

According to the 29-year-old, Ronaldo was incensed with the La Liga first-timers’ stalling tactics to close out the game. Speaking on Spanish radio, Granell said: “He [Ronaldo] said to me that he didn’t want to because he hadn’t like how we had managed the final minutes of the game. He told me I seemed like a good player, but that he wouldn’t change shirts with me.”

Cristiano was left visibly frustrated after coming under heavy attention from the resolute Girona defence throughout the contest, although he was instrumental in the game’s opening goal after his effort was parried out to Isco, who slotted home. However, a second-half double through Stuani and Portu secured the famous win for the home side.

The humbling loss left Los Blancos third in the La Liga table behind Barcelona and Valencia, and Zinedine Zidane will be keen for his charges to get back to winning ways against Tottenham in the Champions League this evening.

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La Liga officials have long claimed that Spanish employment law forces clubs to attach a buy-out clause to each player’s contract, but these numbers were largely thought to be hypothetical maximums. That is, at least, until Neymar’s €222 million transfer from Barcelona to Paris-St Germain this summer, in which the French cash kings lodged the full amount as a deposit with the league after the Blaugrana attempted to block the move at every turn.

As a result of such ludicrous figures now changing hands, the buy-out clauses of some of La Liga’s top stars have come under increased scrutiny in recent weeks. And, according to the Portuguese star’s contract with Real, Ronaldo is the joint-most valuable player in the world, with his buy-out – and surprisingly, that of teammate Karim Benzema – standing at a stunning €1 billion.

Lionel Messi, by comparison, has a relatively paltry buy-out clause standing at €300 million, with nine La Liga players deemed hypothetically more valuable than him. Of course, a large part of the figure being relatively “low” is Barcelona’s trust in their star man not to leave the club he so deeply cherishes.

While it would seem one billion euros should be enough to deter potential poachers, the past year has shown us crazy things do happen in football, and no amount of money for the signature of Cristiano Ronaldo can now be considered pure fantasy.

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Real Madrid scored three goals in the last 23 minutes of their 3-0 home win over Celta Vigo on Monday night to remain in the battle for the BBVA Primera Liga title.

The pressure was on Real with leaders Barcelona and Atletico Madrid having already won their first matches of the year.

With Ronaldo unusually quiet and record signing Gareth Bale only on the bench Real were frustrated by a Celta side who had several chances to score before Karim Benzema finally broke the deadlock midway through the second half.

However, nobody should allow themselves to be fooled by the apparent ease of the victory, given that two of the goals came in the last eight minutes of a game in which Celta wasted numerous chances to take the lead in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for their wastefulness in front of goal to cost them the chance of taking a point.

Ronaldo poked in Real’s second after 82 minutes and then thumped in his second of the night from substitute Bale’s cross for his 400th career goal.

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid lead the table on 49 points after beating Elche and Malaga, respectively.

Real survived an early scare when keeper Diego Lopez was forced into an excellent save from Charles after a long ball from Augusto fernandez had sent him clear of a napping defence.

The hosts dominated possession but they lacked precision and finesse and Celta’s rearguard defended doggedly.

Benzema had a shot deflected just wide by David Costas and along with speculative strikes from Luka Modric and Angel Di Maria they were all that Real could offer in the first half.

Bale came on during the second half to inject some life into Real’s attack but it was Charles who again came close for Celta, firing wide with only Lopez to beat.

It was another substitute, Jese Rodriguez, who crafted the opener with a cross that Benzema slid home from close range.

Ronaldo then came alive, pouncing to convert from Daniel Carvajal‘s pass. Then, in stoppage time, he combined with Bale to give the final scoreline a flattering look.

Ronaldo sealed the win and was able to dedicate his goal to former Portuguese star, Eusebio, who passed away on Sunday, when he stabbed home from the edge of Celta’s six-yard box with eight minutes to go and he added Madrid’s third in injury time, after a cross from Gareth Bale, who came into the game as a late substitute after three weeks out as the result of a calf injury.[fbphotos id=633938256664283]

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The 0-1 lost over Sevilla last night definitely gives Mourinho another nightmare.

For Cristiano Ronaldo fans, here are pictures from the match :
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Cristiano Ronaldo opens his La Liga Goal tally, scored against Granada.

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