El Clasico: High dose test for Ronaldo

After the worst start to a season in a Real shirt, CR7 needs a real explosion to prove his ambition to once again win the Golden Ball.

* The Real Madrid - Barca match takes place at 0:15 Sunday, November 22, Hanoi time.

Ronaldo has only scored eight goals in La Liga this season, his worst start to a season since joining Real in 2009. Last season, Ronaldo started much better, scoring 19 goals.

Besides his declining performance, the best player in the world in 2014 also showed signs of declining form. Of the eight goals he has scored, five were against a team. In the first 11 rounds of this season, Ronaldo only scored four.

Ronaldo has received a lot of criticism for his performance since the beginning of the season. Photo: Reuters

According to Marca, the El Clasico match is really a high-dose test for Ronaldo's ambition. This player not only needs to regain his scoring touch but also has to assert his role in a decisive match.

The challenge for CR7 is that he rarely becomes a big player in El Clasico matches. After moving to Real, Ronaldo had to face six opponents to score a goal against Barca. And of the 15 goals Ronaldo has scored in El Clasico, only a few have been decisive, such as the winning goal in the 2011 Copa del Rey final, the goal that sealed a 2-1 victory at Camp Nou in La Liga 2011-2012 and the goal in the 2012 Spanish Super Cup match.

If he cannot pose a threat to Barca in the match on the evening of November 21, Ronaldo may face many criticisms such as "his time is over", or "he should go to a less ambitious club". Recently, former Barca President Joan Laporta also emphasized that Ronaldo is no longer suitable for Real.

A poor performance in El Clasico today could also put an end to Ronaldo's already slim hopes in the race for the 2015 Ballon d'Or. With no titles with Real last season, Ronaldo was considered to have no chance of competing with Messi, the superstar who inspired Barca to win the treble last season.

According to VNE