Cristiano Ronaldo needs to take a long, hard look in the mirror – OK, Ronnie, you’re not supposed to enjoy this. You can stop now.

Ronaldo’s pretty, marketable face couldn't distract from his ugly comments on Saturday following Real Madrid's 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. The biggest superstar in Spain’s capital city, along with his expensive teammates, failed to produce over 90 minutes in a match that kept Los Blancos nine points adrift of league leader Barcelona.

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"If everyone was as good as me, maybe we would be first," the Portuguese foolishly spewed following an altogether forgettable performance from the home side. "If a team does not play with the best, [it] is difficult to win a long competition."

Ronaldo subtly gave up on the La Liga title with his comments, as Barcelona has a game in hand and the previous weekend's draw had imbued talk of the race already being over.

"From what the press says it seems like I am doing [expletive] but the numbers and statistics do not lie. They are there," Ronaldo went on to somehow sound even more selfish.

Ronaldo's records and talent, overall, cannot be questioned. The Lionel Messi diehards spend their days promoting propaganda that Messi is better than Ronaldo, which is a compliment to Ronaldo's achievements. However, the Portuguese's attitude and recent outbursts serve as notice that he may be doing more harm than good at this stage.

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Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane, who took his first defeat as manager, hinted that the result may well cost him his job. "Next year, there might be changes, players and coach," he said.

"I cannot be happy with the defeat, with what happened, the game we played," Zidane added. "Of course it is a difficult moment. It always screws you to lose a derby at home. But we must be professional and think about the next game."

Zidane took blame with his words following a poor performance in an important fixture and came away sounding like a leader. Ronaldo promoted his individual greatness and trashed his teammates and came away sounding like a selfish brat.

For all the records Ronaldo holds, his recent performances against Atletico Madrid are nothing worth bragging about. The 31-year-old has only scored one goal in his last six meetings against the city rivals. Over that stretch, Real Madrid has lost twice, drawn thrice and only won once.

Following yet another embarrassing home failure against Atleti, Ronaldo should have accepted his share of the blame and moved forward. Instead, he focused on his own greatness and threw his teammates under the bus.

Specifically, Ronaldo pointed to youngsters Lucas Vazquez, Jese Rodriguez and Mateo Kovacic as not being good enough, though he later walked back those comments by stating that he was talking about physical conditioning.

In the wake of Zidane’s comments about changes coming to the club in the summer, Ronaldo’s rant begs questions about his future at the Spanish club.

Should Real Madrid sell Ronaldo?

Yes. Pure and simple.

Ronaldo has been tremendous during his time at the Santiago Bernabeu and broken every club scoring record imaginable, but Real Madrid would be wise to offload its superstar. The former Manchester United winger holds Real Madrid's club record with 324 goals, which bettered Raul’s previous mark of 323. Ronaldo also reached his tally in fewer than half as many games, so his quality in Madrid’s white shirt should never have been questioned.

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