Hat-trick hero Ronaldo feeling confident

The Portuguese sensation plundered a second-half hat-trick and reflected positively on his team's performance, while reserving words of encouragement for the injured Casillas.

Hat-trick hero Cristiano Ronaldo is feeling confident with Real Madrid's Champions League start, after his side recorded a 6-1 victory over Galatasaray on Tuesday.
Two days after inking a new five-year contract at the Spanish side that made him the highest paid player in football, the 28-year-old celebrated with three goals in the second half to make a statement of intent on behalf of the Decima-chasing los Blancos.

"You cannot start better. Scoring six goals is very good, it gives us confidence. We're doing well," Ronaldo told TVE.
"We wanted to start strong. The opposition were complicated but, after the goal, we controlled the entire game.
"In the first few minutes they created the best opportunities, but we responded very well. We played very well following the goal."
Ronaldo also touched on the misfortune of team-mate Iker Casillas, who was injured by Sergio Ramos and forced to depart 14 minutes into his first start of the season.
"It's bad luck for Casillas," the Portuguese winger added. "He has been hurt, but he will recover and will return for sure,” maintained the Portuguese forward.
With Copenhagen and Juventus playing out a 1-1 draw in Denmark, Carlo Ancelotti's men have been handed an early lead in the Group B standings.

 

Bale: I'm learning from the best at Madrid

 The former Tottenham star is keen to learn from Cristiano Ronaldo and has admitted that he prayed for his move to go through

Gareth Bale is keen to improve at Real Madrid and believes the presence of Cristiano Ronaldo and head coach Carlo Ancelotti's assistant Zinedine Zidane will benefit him.The Welshman scored on his official Madrid debut against Villarreal at the weekend and he has little doubt that the conditions at the Santiago Bernabeu side will help him take the next step in his career.
"Cristiano’s the most complete player and I’m going to train with him, play with him and learn from the best. Everyone has their own opinion, but for me Cristiano is the best in the world," Bale told beIN Sport.
"The only way to improve is by having a great coach and a great technical team. Of course you’re going to become a better player in conditions like this working with Zidane."
The 24-year-old then once more stressed that joining Madrid was like a dream come true and that he was determined to get his dream move from the moment the Liga giants first made contact.
"When Madrid contact you, that's something that only comes about once. It’s a very, very big club. The biggest and the best in the world. It has always been my dream.
"My agent told me that there was interest and they wanted it to be done this summer. If I’m honest, I don’t think you’ve ever seen such a huge smile on my face. From that moment on I prayed that it would be done."