Ronaldo only thinking about Barcelona

Posted Tuesday, August 21, 2012 by ESPN

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has put the disappointment of Sunday's 1-1 draw against Valencia behind him by focusing on the club's next opponents: Barcelona.

The current La Liga champions Real kicked-off the new campaign with a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu after Jonas had cancelled out Gonzalo Higuain's early strike.

Overall, Jose Mourinho's men may have felt they created enough chances to win the game but they could easily have ended the match without a point on Sunday had Los Che striker Roberto Soldado's second half strike not been wrongly chalked off.

"We played well and created opportunities. We played well in the first half, and better in the second, but it was not to be," Ronaldo told the club's website.

"We had chances to score one or two more goals and get the win. This is the firstmatch and it's not the best result, but we must continue".

Real next play at arch-rivals Barcelona in the first leg of the Spanish Supercup in midweek and Ronaldo has set his sights on El Clasico success.

"Now we are only thinking about the match against Barcelona," he said.

"We have a Supercupmatch we have to win. We will give out all to win the game there and then win here [Madrid] to win the title".

The second leg will be played on the 29th of August in Madrid.