Ronaldo leads Real past Blues
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a goal in each half to power Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in a football friendly at Sun Life Stadium on Wednesday.
Ronaldo scored off a free kick in the 31st minute and helped seal the victory with a header in the 57th minute in front of the crowd of 67,273.
“The team played fantastic,” Ronaldo said. “This is what we are looking for. We are getting better.”
Marcelo Vieira also scored in the 14th minute for Real Madrid in the game which culminated the eight-team, 12-game International Champions Cup tournament.
Ramires scored the lone goal for Chelsea in the 16th minute.
“We are trying to find our fitness and get the team playing the right way,” said midfielder Frank Lampard. “We could have played better.”
It was a disappointing loss for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho who was facing his old club just three months after his acrimonious departure from the Spanish giants.
Mourinho left Real Madrid to rejoin Chelsea, a team he led to back-to-back Premier League titles in 2005 and 2006.
The game was interrupted briefly in the second half when a Real Madrid fan ran onto the field and hugged Ronaldo, who held onto him until security arrived.
“I just tried to help my team and score goals,” Ronaldo said.
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