Matchday 8 - Player of the Round

Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Real Madrid are in sublime form at the moment and Cristiano Ronaldo has been at the heart of their devastating attack, the best of the best in a white shirt so far this season. The Portuguese megastar broke his own scoring record with four goals in one game against the hapless Racing Santander in Saturday's 6-1 win and he now holds a four goal advantage in the race for the Pichichi trophy. With 43 goals in 46 games for Real Madrid, it is no wonder that the debate has begun to rage again as to whether Ronaldo is as good as world beater Lionel Messi. At this rate, it is very possible that, by the end of this campaign, he will have surpassed the 42 goals he scored for Manchester United during the 2007-08 season.