José Mourinho has defended Cristiano Ronaldo`s lack of goals this season, insisting that the former Manchester United player is contributing "selfless" creativity to Real Madrid`s team. Mourinho, speaking after goals from Karim Benzema, Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil and Sergio Ramos secured Real`s 4-0 Champions League win over Lyon, said Ronaldo`s scoring record was irrelevant as long as the team was performing. "Ronaldo seems fine to me. I`m delighted with him," said Mourinho, pointing to his assist for Benzema`s goal. "It would be a problem if he didn`t score and the team also didn`t win. It happened against Levante and Racing Santander. He hasn`t scored in the last few games but the team has so it`s not a problem. "I also liked seeing him giving an intelligent and selfless performance tonight. He won the Golden Boot and the La Liga top scorer award last year and he wants to win things that are more important this season," Mourinho added. Real have turned the rapid counter-attack into an art form of late but sometimes struggle when teams defend deep and deny them space to run into. In dismantling Lyon, who set out to do just that, they showed their growing ability to adapt against a team that have caused them plenty of trouble in recent European campaigns. The Real midfielder Xabi Alonso said: "The game was more about control, more about possession and patience. It was about creating chances with less haste and we achieved that. It`s a good sign because it proved we can do it and that we can win that way." Real have scored 21 goals and conceded three in their last five matches and could even afford to start with Gonzalo Higuain on the bench. The Argentina striker had scored three hat-tricks in the previous two weeks.

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