Ronaldo plays down expectations

Cristiano Ronaldo will be unveiled as a Real Madrid player today amid fanfare and expectation – but he insists fans should not expect a repeat of Barcelona’s unprecedented treble.

Madrid were left in Barca’s slipstream last term as the Nou Camp side claimed the Primera Division, Copa del Rey and Champions League crowns.

Things have changed at the Bernabeu since then, with new president Florentino Perez agreeing deals for Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Raul Albiol.

Ronaldo does not believe Madrid fans should expect too much too soon, despite the influx of talent.

“We are going to take it step by step,” he told Spanish daily Marca. “The priority is the league. The Champions League is very nice, but it also depends on luck and the ties that you get.

“It’s going to be a difficult mission to get the double, although I think we are going to do well in both.

“We know that we must work very seriously to achieve our objectives and I think that we are going to do very well.”