Cristiano Ronaldo looked glum as the Bernabeu celebrated around him. Players trotted over to exchange high-fives and slaps on the back, but there was not a flicker of a smile.
Ronaldo placed the ball on a silver platter for Isco to score the final goal in Real Madrid's comfortable 3-0 defeat of Las Palmas on Sunday evening. "Cristiano gave the assist, and I know he was very happy with it," Zinedine Zidane assured after the match. If Ronaldo was indeed happy with his assist, he turned in an Oscar-worthy performance to coat that supposed joy with a layer of sullenness.