Cristiano Ronaldo has issued an apology after being sent off for lashing out at an opponent towards the end of Real Madrid’s La Liga match at Cordoba.
The three-time reigning world player of the year was shown a straight red card in the 84th minute for kicking out at Cordoba defender Edimar.
Ronaldo, who could have been dismissed minutes earlier after punching defender Ivan Crespo only for the incident to go unnoticed by referee Alejandro Hernandez, took to Twitter after the match to say sorry.
He said, “I apologise to everyone and especially to Edimar for my thoughtless act in today’s game.”
An imminent suspension for Ronaldo is now the latest concern for coach Carlo Ancelotti, whose Real Madrid side are looking far from the team which strung 22 straight victories together before Christmas.
Ronaldo was the inspiration behind Los Blancos’ record-breaking streak but he had one of his poorest matches in a Real shirt in the 2-1 victory over Cordoba.
His dismissal could have cost Madrid dear, with the game locked at 1-1 and Cordoba having already wasted a number of chances to regain the lead given to them by Nabil Ghilas’ second-minute penalty.
However, having equalised through Karim Benzema in the first half, it was Madrid who would end up taking all three points thanks to Gareth Bale, who slotted home an 89th-minute penalty after his free-kick had been handled in the box.
Real’s win kept them one point clear of Barcelona and four clear of Atletico Madrid, both of whom won on Saturday.
Bale, whose goal was Madrid’s 100th in all competitions this season, said on his club’s website: “Cordoba have been a tough rival and we knew that this was going to be a tough ground, so we’re happy to have been able to recover in a very difficult game.
“There’s a lot of the season left, a lot of games to go to talk about the title. What we’re clear about is that there can be games like this that can make things difficult for you.
The three-time reigning world player of the year was shown a straight red card in the 84th minute for kicking out at Cordoba defender Edimar.
Ronaldo, who could have been dismissed minutes earlier after punching defender Ivan Crespo only for the incident to go unnoticed by referee Alejandro Hernandez, took to Twitter after the match to say sorry.
He said, “I apologise to everyone and especially to Edimar for my thoughtless act in today’s game.”
An imminent suspension for Ronaldo is now the latest concern for coach Carlo Ancelotti, whose Real Madrid side are looking far from the team which strung 22 straight victories together before Christmas.
Ronaldo was the inspiration behind Los Blancos’ record-breaking streak but he had one of his poorest matches in a Real shirt in the 2-1 victory over Cordoba.
His dismissal could have cost Madrid dear, with the game locked at 1-1 and Cordoba having already wasted a number of chances to regain the lead given to them by Nabil Ghilas’ second-minute penalty.
However, having equalised through Karim Benzema in the first half, it was Madrid who would end up taking all three points thanks to Gareth Bale, who slotted home an 89th-minute penalty after his free-kick had been handled in the box.
Real’s win kept them one point clear of Barcelona and four clear of Atletico Madrid, both of whom won on Saturday.
Bale, whose goal was Madrid’s 100th in all competitions this season, said on his club’s website: “Cordoba have been a tough rival and we knew that this was going to be a tough ground, so we’re happy to have been able to recover in a very difficult game.
“There’s a lot of the season left, a lot of games to go to talk about the title. What we’re clear about is that there can be games like this that can make things difficult for you.
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