Madridd's "Real" coach Carlo Ancelotti defended his team leader Cristiano Ronaldo and stated that goals are not always the most important player's merit. The royal club yesterday won La Coruna's "Deportivo" with a score of 2-0 in the Spanish "Primera" championship and maintained the first place. In this match, Portugal's national team member failed to score, and the goal drought has lasted for three consecutive matches. "Cristiano didn't score, but he created dangerous attacks on the opponents' side throughout the game," defended his team leader C. Ancelotti. - He made an assist, took many shots, and always took the right position. He was good". "It wasn't an easy match. We didn't play well throughout the game, and at times it was very difficult. Today we did what we had to do - fought for a convincing victory," the Italian told journalists after the match. C. Ancelotti also took the opportunity to praise Isco, who scored the first goal in the match: "He had great moments and should be happy with a successful performance." The injury-plagued "Real" club will play their next match on Wednesday when they face Gelzenkirchen's "Schalke" in the UEFA Champions League round of 16.
