Cristiano Ronaldo's blame game sparks new Real Madrid crisis

Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 win at Real Madrid on Saturday has reopened an internal Estadio Santiago Bernabeu debate which could end badly for Blancos superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, coach Zinedine Zidane and even president Florentino Perez.

Antoine Griezmann’s second-half goal brought a third successive La Liga win for Atletico at the Bernabeu, although Ronaldo missed two clear chances which would have changed the result.

Speaking with reporters afterwards, the Portuguese lamented injuries to fellow galacticos Karim Benzema and Gareth Bale — suggesting their lesser-known replacements were not good enough.