![TOPSHOT - Athletic Bilbao's Spanish defender Inigo Martinez (L) and Athletic Bilbao's Spanish defender Unai Nunez (R) vie with Real Madrid's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (C) during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid CF against Athletic Club Bilbao at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on April 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZNJTTVMPYTF6OGCEFJCB4RXJFU.jpg?smart=true&auth=2372c09d1dfa6b45943b8479f6e8df24eebb0a5161a816f0d6dd1024d82878fa&width=400&height=225)
<p>Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, has raised his game this season even as his teammates have struggled. Javier Soriano / AFP</p>
<p>Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, centre, has raised his game this season even as his teammates have struggled. Javier Soriano / AFP</p>
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Agence France Presse
24 April, 2018