Cristiano Ronaldo insists stuttering Real Madrid can still make it an 'incredible year' if they manage to win the Champions League for a third successive time.
Madrid enjoyed a record-breaking 2017, winning five trophies in a calendar year for the first time, but since lifting the FIFA Club World Cup in December things have gone badly awry for the Spanish giants.
The defence of their La Liga title is in tatters after falling 19 points behind leaders Barcelona, while Wednesday's shock home defeat to Leganes saw them dumped out of the Copa del Rey.
That has left coach Zinedine Zidane under increasing pressure but Ronaldo believes Madrid can still make this a memorable season.
'If we can win the Champions League at the end of the year, it will be an incredible year,' he told Chinese football app Dongqiudi after receiving an award at Madrid's Valdebebas training ground, as reported by Marca.
Madrid's all-time record goalscorer has not given up on the possibility of mounting a league challenge either.
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