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Published 09:16 25 Sept 2016 BST
Updated 09:29 25 Sept 2016 BST

"It was not that he was playing badly. We are playing on Tuesday and Cristiano must rest too sometimes. It was just for that. He was playing well. Tonight I took him off thinking of Tuesday's game." "Angry? That would be your interpretation. He always wants to be on the pitch. We have to take him out sometimes, and we did today. It does not change anything."Marco Asensio had given Madrid the lead in Gran Canaria during the first half, only for the home side to equalise five minutes later. Before the second Las Palmas equaliser, which came five minutes from time, Ronaldo had a big part to play in Real's second goal. Relatively quiet for most of the match, his shot was saved by goalkeeper Javi Varas, only for the rebound to be turned in by Karim Benzema. Watch closely as Ronaldo fails to contain his delight for his teammate... https://twitter.com/ManLikeMahrez/status/779780875626176512
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