5 times Cristiano Ronaldo showed that he is petulant

Real Madrid have just won their third successive Champions League title to make them the first club to do so since the start of the Champions League era. This is also their fourth title in five years, having only missed out in Barcelona’s treble-winning campaign in 2015.

No other club has dominated Europe like Real Madrid since the turn of the millennium. We will have to go back to the 70s to find a European outfit that won the competition three times in a row.

The last time such a rare incident happened was in 1976 when Bayern Munich completed a hat-trick of European Cup glories. So, it was a moment to cherish for the supporters and players of Real Madrid.

Instead, thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo, Madridistas and Madrid are tasting something of a bittersweet flavour because of his…

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#5 Statement after winning the 2018 Champions League final

"Now is the time to enjoy this," Ronaldo said. "And in the coming days, you will have my answer to the fans, the ones who have really been on my side. It has been very nice being at Real Madrid."

This is absolutely incredible from the Portugal captain. Right after achieving unprecedented glory, Cristiano Ronaldo makes it all about him. The Portuguese had a poor match against Liverpool but in the end, won all the limelight.

He also had the audacity to claim that “the future of one player is not important, we have made history,” right after making a fuss about himself. He may have tried to clarify himself by stating that "they took something out of context, that I should not have said,” but failed to realize that he had already put a mark in one of the most glorious moments of Real Madrid’s history.

And the worst part? He knew exactly what he was doing.

“I did not know it would be so strong. I prefer not to talk and to enjoy this lovely moment to the maximum.”

This is not the only time he has done such a thing in his career. He has shown many more signs of petulance and here is four more of them.

#4 'Iceland will do nothing'

Cristiano's shot blocked

This was a classic case of a frustrated Cristiano Ronaldo after he fails to make an impact in a football game. It was a group game in the Euro 2016 against minnows Iceland and the latter held former to a hard-fought 1-1 draw.

Cristiano Ronaldo, who made 10 attempts on goal in that game but failed to score, was visibly upset with Iceland’s shut-shop tactics and labeled them as a team with a small mentality that won’t be able to do anything in the tournament.

“Iceland didn’t try nothing, they just defend, defend, defend, they had two chances and scored a goal, it was a lucky night for them,” he said.

“We’re frustrated, they didn’t try to play. It’s why I think they will do nothing here. In my opinion, it’s a small mentality.

“It’s difficult when Portugal tries to win the game and the other team doesn’t.”

In the end, Portugal won the Euros playing not-so-pleasant football but you won’t see the former Manchester United man complain about it, will you?

#3 Slave Ronaldo

Release the slave?

This was back in the day when Manchester City were only just being flooded with oil-money from the rich Arabs. At that time, Cristiano Ronaldo was at Manchester United and wasn’t entirely happy with the club for being a hurdle between him and a move to Real Madrid.

At first, he showed his frustration after being subbed during a game against the Cityzens. While going to the dugout, he snatched a shirt from the kitman and threw it on the ground, for which he later apologized.

After that, he labelled himself as a slave while agreeing to Sepp Blatter’s comments of there being "too much modern slavery" with regards to clubs not allowing their players to leave.

“I agree with what he said," said Ronaldo in response. "It's true. I agree with what the president of Fifa said. I know what I want and what I would like.”

#2 Team-mates not up to his level

Cristiano was frustrated at his team-mates

While we all know that Cristiano Ronaldo is among the best players of all time, belittling his team-mates in front of the media is never a wise thing to do for a player that is considered as the biggest star of the team.

After losing the Madrid derby in February 2016, the former Sporting starlet blasted his team-mates for not being up to his level and also blasted the media for asking “crappy” questions.

"It annoys me that they say that Cristiano has dropped his level, and that is why Madrid have dropped their level," he said. "If they were all at my level we would be first. You always ask me these crappy questions -- it seems that here in Spain, I am in the s**.”

"The numbers do not lie. Statistics never trick you -- it is easy."

The five-time Ballon d’Or then clarified that he was talking about his team-mates' fitness levels and not their playing standard.

"When I said that I meant the physical level, not the game. I am not better than any of my teammates," he told Marca.

This is a recurring theme with Cristiano Ronaldo where he says something unfair and then tries to clear himself after the milk has already been spilt.

#1 'I am sad and the club know it'

Cristiano refused to celebrate against Granada

Almost everyone remembers what happened after this. This is just another brilliant example of how the Portugal captain uses the media to manipulate the club to give him what he wants.

After scoring two goals against Granada and helping his team win 3-0, Cristiano Ronaldo, who didn’t celebrate any of his goals, revealed that he wasn’t happy at the club because of some professional reason and that the club was aware of it.

“I’m sad - when I don’t celebrate goals it’s because I’m not happy,” Ronaldo said. “It’s a professional thing. Real Madrid know why I’m not happy.”

This happened in September 2012. A year later, he signed a new contract with the club which saw him earn a million more per year than Lionel Messi at that time.

And right now, he is once again behind Lionel Messi in terms of wages, which is why his comments from last night make a lot more sense.