Will the real Cristiano Ronaldo please stand up?
Real Madrid faces a tough test on Wednesday when it visits Swedish club Malmo in its second Champions League tilt of the season.
It was a horrid week for the two most renowned superstars in the world. While Robert Lewandowski finished his week with seven goals in two games, both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continued looking to add to their goal totals but only continued to find inconsistency.
Cristiano Ronaldo has eight goals in 2015-16. That is certainly a respectable number, especially considering that he has accrued that total over six games.
Week 4 of the La Liga season is complete, and it was another great week with exciting goals, diving saves and huge wins. See which players and teams stood out this week in the Spanish Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi having finally arrived after struggling through the opening few weeks of the season. Both superstars got two chances to prove their mettle in week four of the 2015-16 season - once in the Champions League and a second time in the Spanish league. Both stars faced challenging UCL matches and "easy" Liga games and wound up with contrasting results in both games.
Which superstar was the winner of week 4?
Real Madrid's injury situation has turned into a crisis with the recent news that Gareth Bale will be out for a few matches. Add Sergio Ramos' dislocated shoulder on top of James Rodriguez and Danilo's own injuries and the team suddenly has a lot less depth than it did to start the year.
Real Madrid initiated its Champions League debut with a whopping 4-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. It wasn't the prettiest of wins with the team essentially grinding out the game and winning thanks to some fortuitous calls and penalties. Nonetheless, a win is a win and a 4-goal margin is crucial to a team's long term success and mindset.
Here is a look at the numbers from the big game.
Barcelona and Real Madrid each won their Week 3 La Liga games to stay on top of the standings. Latin Post breaks down the exciting Week 3 of the Spanish Premier League.
After going scoreless in the opening two matches of La Liga, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi opened their goalscoring accounts in the third week, both in decidedly different ways.