Real Madrid star player Cristiano Ronaldo said that Barcelona being in second position on the board of La Liga is a good thing for the competition this season. With this kind of position, Ronaldo believes, the Madrid players becomes more motivated to get better.

Madrid now leads at the top the standings with 28 points from 11 games. While Barca one place below, just three points behind.

“It becomes very important for us to be in front of Barcelona,” Ronaldo told news agency Adnkronos.

“It’s a good thing and I think this situation gives us a bigger motivation .”

“If we continue to keep it up, I think we could win something. Real Madrid are now chasing three titles.”

“We are also not concerned with Barcelona. But we do not want to talk about revenge because we still have a match with them.”

This weekend, Madrid will visit Valencia. While Barcelona will be a guest for Real Zaragoza.