The Portuguese was withdrawn by Zinedine Zidane in the
72nd minute and made no effort to hide his disappointment, with Las Palmas going on to claim a draw from the match.
No player is bigger than a club like Real Madrid – and that includes Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese forward was surprisingly substituted by coach Zinedine Zidane at Las Palmas and muttered to himself in annoyance as he trudged off the pitch. But he needs to understand that the team comes first.
Ronaldo had helped to set up Madrid’s second goal and what looked like the winner for Karim Benzema against the Canary Islanders, but was brought off moments later and he seemed anything but amused as he walked past his coach.
Zidane, who had earlier sent on Benzema in an inspired change which resulted in the vital breakthrough, was then perhaps left to rue taking off Ronaldo when Sergio Araujo came up with a late leveller as the fixture finished 2-2.
However, his decision was understandable. Ronaldo remains a long way from full fitness and with a Champions League clash away to Dortmund coming up on Tuesday, the Frenchman was keen to give his famous forward a rest.
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