Malaga striker Ruud van Nistelrooy admits he will not celebrate if he scores against former club Real Madrid in Saturday s La Liga clash.
The 35-year-old Dutchman is preparing for battle and hopes to help his side rediscover winning ways following Sunday s 3-0 defeat at Levante.
Van Nistelrooy played for Madrid between 2006, when he joined them from Manchester United, and 2010, when he left for Hamburg.
But talk of any goal celebrations is out of the question if he finds the target against the Spanish giants.
If I score against Madrid I will not celebrate, van Nistelrooy told Marca.
I am not really thinking about this (scoring). We just want to prepare well for the game.
Playing against his former employers means a lot to the veteran forward, but it will also be special for other ex-Madrid stars.
Julio Baptista is also a former Madrid player, while coach Manuel Pellegrini was in charge at the Bernabeu between June 2009 and May 2010.
It is a special match for us and more so for those who played for Madrid, van Nistelrooy said.
Madrid are in great form and they have been scoring plenty in recent matches.
However, we always have good motivation and we know where we want to go. I think that we will only get better by working hard.
Despite the loss to Levante, Malaga have enjoyed a decent season in the league so far and are currently sixth in the standings on 13 points three behind Jose Mourinho s men, who beat Lyon 4-0 in their Champions League clash on Tuesday.
