Sergio Ramos is Real Madrid's greatest leader since Raul as he leads their title push
Daily MailThere is an unwritten rule at Real Madrid that players over the age of 30 only get their contracts renewed one year at a time. If Sergio Ramos delivers this year's league title as seems likely, then rules might have to be bent for the Real Madrid captain. Sergio Ramos scored his fifth goal in seven games with his penalty against Athletic Bilbao Ramos is helping to inspire Real Madrid as they push for their first league title since 2016-17 Ramos has come a long way since his penalty miss in the 2012 Champions League semi-finals His spot-kick against Bayern Munich was one of the biggest penalties in his career back in 2012 He is the club's top scorer since football restarted, with five goals across the seven straight wins. Raul is one of Real Madrid's greatest ever leaders after 16 years at the Santiago Bernabeu Ramos has been Madrid's best leader ever since and also one of the world's best defenders Ramos now has 71 LaLiga goals, that's more than any other defender. Real Madrid are just eight points away from sealing what would be Ramos' fifth league title SERGIO RAMOS' REAL MADRID HONOURS LaLiga: 2006-07, 2007-08, 2011-2012, 2016-17 Copa del Rey: 2010-11, 2013-14 Champions League: 2013-14, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 Super Cup: 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18 Club World Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 Raul was under-pressure from Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo, with Mourinho coming in and unlikely to overlook those three to stick with the local hero, he packed his bags and went and enjoyed a couple of seasons at Schalke.