London , England ( CNN ) -- The pressure of playing for Real Madrid is greater than playing for Manchester United but Cristiano Ronaldo says he has settled into life at his new club . The Portuguese forward 's first season in Spain since his world record $ 130-million move from England has been disrupted by injury . But Ronaldo has thrived on the pitch , scoring 20 goals in 19 appearances . `` It 's always complicated when you come from a different league , different football , but I feel very comfortable . The team play nice and they help me a lot , '' Ronaldo told CNN . But the 25-year-old , a former world and European footballer of the year , admitted that the pressure of being a Real Madrid player was more intense than anything he had experienced at Old Trafford . `` Here in Spain , the club have more pressure , '' he said . `` There are many people , more journalists , a lot of pressure . '' `` But it 's not a problem . I played six years for Manchester and you have to be calm all the time , you have to do what you do , to work and to train hard . I do n't care about the pressure . I 've always played with pressure and for me it is another challenge . '' Portugal , who reached the semifinals of the 2006 World Cup in Germany , struggled to qualify for this year 's finals in South Africa , beating Bosnia and Herzegovina in a playoff to book their place . Could you be a World Cup super fan for CNN ? Ronaldo failed to score in Portugal 's qualifying campaign and he admitted it had been a difficult year for Portugal . But he said the team was stronger than its recent form suggested and said he was `` keeping his goals for the World Cup . '' `` This is the moment . We have to work and I 'm really confident and I look forward to scoring goals at the world Cup , '' he said .
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