Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos has debunked media reports of ongoing rift between him and club record goal scorer, Christiano Ronaldo. The rift was triggered after Ronaldo blamed the club's poor performance on exit of experienced players including Alvaro Morata, James Rodriquez and Pepe. He submitted that the current Real Madrid squad was lacking in depth as most of the players are inexperience.
Ramos had responded by describing Ronaldo's claim as opportunistic. He maintained that after the exit of the referenced players, the team had gone ahead to win several trophies. In an interview with TVE, the centre-back denied there is any feud between them.
"Nothing has ever happened between him and me. There has always been a great friendship between us. We have a lot of personality and have some different opinions, but we're pulling in the same direction."
He assured that despite the current challenge, he and his teammates will continue to work for the success of the club.
"A draw here is seen as a crisis. We have to remain calm, maintain confidence and go objective by objective. It may not be the best start to a season ever, but we're still there and we will fight for every title.
I give the fans my word that we will show face to the end and to the death. We hope to come back from [the Club World Cup] with a title because it would be good for the group in terms of motivation. It would do us a lot of good, ahead of the Clasico."
