Cristiano Ronaldo smartens up as Real Madrid star bids to surpass Raul as club's all-time record goalscorer
- Cristiano Ronaldo is on verge of becoming Real Madrid's record goalscorer
- Ronaldo has 321 goals for La Liga giants, two behind Raul's all-time record
- The Real Madrid star is preparing to face Malaga in La Liga on Saturday
- Barcelona will be hoping to put midweek defeat by Celta Vigo behind them
- Lionel Messi and Co are 'wanting a goal' against Las Palmas in league tie
- Fabio Capello has defended Inter boss Roberto Mancini and their 1-0 wins
Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo is hoping to surpass Raul as Real Madrid's all-time record goalscorer during Saturday's La Liga clash with Malaga - and it appears he's in high spirits.
Ronaldo has scored 321 goals for the Spanish giants, two goals behind Raul's record, and a hat-trick on Saturday evening would see him cement his name in the record books.
Ahead of the game, the Spanish media anticipated his potential record-breaking achievement with sports daily AS leading with the former Manchester United forward on their front page.
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Cristiano Ronaldo posted this Instagram snap as he bids to become Real Madrid's all-time record goalscorer
AS led with the picture on their front page (left) while Sport have looked ahead to Barcelona's match (right)
On Friday, Ronaldo posted an Instagram snap while shaving and captioned the post: 'My bros making fun of me while I am shaving!! Good face eh?!'
And AS led with the picture on their front page, headlined 'Ronaldo prepared for the record' as Rafa Benitez's team prepare to host their La Liga rivals.
Meanwhile, Sport previewed Barcelona's match with Las Palmas as Lionel Messi and Co look to put their shock midweek defeat by Celta Vigo behind them.
Leading with the headline 'wanting a goal', the Spanish newspaper reported on Barcelona's need for a victory this weekend.
Ronaldo did not score as Real Madrid secured a hard-fought 2-1 away win at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday
The La Liga giants have scored nine goals in five league matches this season, while rivals Madrid - who are top of the league - have notched 14.
Elsewhere in Europe, Fabio Capello has defended Inter Milan manager Roberto Mancini and their 1-0 wins.
Inter are top of Serie A with five wins out of five but four of those results have been 1-0 wins for Mancini's side.
Fabio Capello has defended Inter Milan's 1-0 wins (left) Massimiliano Allegri has spoken about Juventus (right)
However, La Gazzetta dello Sport have reported that Capello has said ‘respect Mancini and his 1-0 wins’ - with their back page headline reading 'Inter, the beauty of being ugly'.
And Massimiliano Allegri has said ‘it’s only a crisis of results, our performances aren’t lacking’ as reported by Tuttosport.
Juventus go head-to-head with Napoli on Saturday evening where they'll be looking to put their poor start to the season behind them having only taking five points from the same number of games.
Mancini has guided Inter to five wins out of five but four of those results have been 1-0 wins for his team
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