Ronaldo happy, Real happy

When Cristiano Ronaldo smiles, then Real Madrid is a happy place to be. The "I'm feeling sad", which shook the Bernabéu to its very foundations back in the early days of the season, is a long way behind everyone now. Today Ronaldo's smiling face is a mirror of a Real Madrid having arrived at the decisive phase of the Champions League at the best moment of the season.
Like all the Real Madrid faithful, Cristiano has faith in the tenth. His mind is only on the Champions League. Nothing diverts him from his objective, not even the long-awaited contract renewal. "The important thing is not my future", Ronaldo said after the Levante match, "The important thing is Real Madrid. My priority is to help the side and that is my job. I think I still have a lot to give the team".
Cristiano Ronaldo's happiness is also Real Madrid's happiness, as the final straight of the Champions League race is reached, at the speed of a cruise missile. With the Portuguese star as the undisputed leader of the side, Mourinho also has once more his three sharpshooters - Di María, Özil and Higuaín to call on.
Di María is looking more and more like he was last season. Özil is the controller who organises the Real Madrid attack, the master of the final pass, and the one player the others try to find whenever the attack gets close to the penalty area. Higuaín completes the trio. He has returned to complete physical fitness, and is finding goal more and more easily.