Cristiano Ronaldo: "To start scoring six goals gives us confidence"

"Galatasaray were a tough opponent and made it hard for us in the first 20 minutes, even though later on we completely controlled the match", said the Portuguese

Cristiano Ronaldo played a starring role in the match against Galatasaray in scoring a hat-trick. The Whites’ forward spoke after the match: "To start off by scoring six goals gives us confidence. We started well, which was our job. Galatasaray were a tough opponent and made it hard for us in the first 20 minutes, even though later on we completely controlled the match. They started off creating the better chances, but we responded with a goal and the team played well".

The Real Madrid player was very happy with his performance: "It was a very good match on a group and on an individual level because I scored three goals to help the team win. The last few days have been very nice for me. I am very happy. We did what we had to do, which was winning, and the other teams drew, so that’s even better. The next two matches are at home and if we win those the group will look very good for us".

He also spoke about Bale’s arrival at the club: "We're getting to know him and he is adapting to the team. He is getting up to speed and, seeing as he has been out of action for a while,  things are going well". The Portuguese responded to questions about Casillas’ injury, having been substituted in the 13th minute of the first half: "Iker was unlucky and it happens in football. Something happened with his rib, he was a bit sad, but he will recover soon and will be back to help us".