One of the most decorated footballers of his generation, Cristiano Ronaldo shocked the footballing world after expressing his desire to move away from Real Madrid following their UEFA Champions League triumph last season. The Portuguese was roped in by Juventus through a lucrative 100-million-pound move.

But, given his prowess in front of the goal and the big-buck move, Ronaldo failed to emulate his success in the Juventus jersey. The Portugal captain went three games without scoring for the Turin-based club before breaking the deadlock with a brace against Sassuolo on Sunday. While Ronaldo scoring his first goal for Juventus was only a matter of time, the two goals surely helped the 33-year-old get the monkey off his back.

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Though he will be happy after getting onto the scoring sheet, Ronaldo would definitely not be impressed with the recent comments of his former teammate Gareth Bale. The Welsh winger, who has now become a vital figure for Los Blancos after Ronaldo's departure from Santiago Bernabeu, minced no words while commenting on his former teammate's move to Serie A.

Asked about how Madrid are coping with Ronaldo's absence, Bale said: "It's maybe a bit more relaxed (without Ronaldo)," Bale told Daily Mail. "I suppose there is more of a team, more working as one unit rather than one player," the 29-year-old said taking a dig at Ronaldo.

Forced to operate under Ronaldo's shadow during his stay at Madrid, Bale was angry and upset after failing to find his name in Blancos' starting XI against Liverpool in the Champions League final last season. 

However, his introduction in the later stages of the game saw the Welshman scoring two vital goals - including the astronomical overhead bicycle kick - as Zinedine Zidane's men clinched the coveted title with a 3-1 win.

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"Angry. Quite angry, to be honest", Bale had said about starting the final on the bench. "Obviously, I felt I deserved to start the game. I'd been scoring goals. So yeah, I suppose it was hard to put the anger aside," he concluded after their triumph in Kiev last season.

Despite winning their third consecutive Champions League title, Madrid's celebrations were dented by the shock post-match interviews by both Bale and Ronaldo who disclosed doubts over their respective futures at the club. While Ronaldo moved away to Juventus, Bale decided to stick it out at Madrid and has since, become a pivotal figure under the new manager Julen Lopetegui.

While we aren't sure about the rapport between these two footballers, but there is no doubt that Bale's latest comments will not go down too well with Ronaldo, who is currently busy plying his trade in Italy.