Real Madrid Forward lifted Champions League and European Championship

Whilst his injury is likely to keep him on the sidelines for the first month of the new season, Cristiano Ronaldo has been able to look back on the year just passed labelling it the best of his career.

The Portuguese captain may have struggled with knee issues throughout but he still managed to register 35 league goals in addition to 16 in the Champions League, one shy of his own record.

After captaining his country to success in France this summer, Ronaldo was in Funchal to open his hotel and he told reporters his thoughts on the previous campaign.

"This season has been the best of my career, I have won two major titles with my club and country so it was something unique," he explained.

Winning the Undecima was huge for the club but was also significant for the 31-year-old who has now lifted the famous trophy on three occasions.

"It was a very emotional, unique moment.

"Winning the trophy is incredible, every time I look at it I see the memories of when I won it for the first time with Manchester United as well as my triumphs with Madrid."

Ronaldo's success in the European Championship has placed him firmly as the favourite for the Ballon d'Or in 2016 yet the forward doesn't agree with the suggestion he obsesses over the award.

"Individual awards are always won without expectations, they are not everything.

"I am not obsessed about whether I have a chance to win it, this year I have already won the European Championship and Champions League, both are very important trophies."

After being substituted in Paris during the final, the star has already stepped up his rehabilitation whilst on holiday and he remains hopeful he will return far sooner than reported.

"I am feeling better, I want to recover well and I hope to return as quickly as possible."