At a time when Real Madrid, the clear favorites to win La Liga a few rounds back, are struggling to win games; they have been handed a worrisome injury blow. Star attacker Cristiano Ronaldo could be forced to sit out Saturday’s Spanish Primera Division clash with Eibar.
The reason: the Portuguese superstar was unable to endure training, missing out on Friday’s pre-match session. Instead, the 32-year-old underwent individual work with Los Blancos physios.
This thus puts him in huge doubt for the weekend clash, with AS claiming that Zinedine Zidane has already decided to omit the Euro 2016 winner from Saturday’s squad. The French manager prefers a full fit Cristiano for their second-leg Champions League last 16 tie – a trip to Napoli.
This will be a blow to Real Madrid. One win in their last three games has seen them hand over top spot to Barcelona, but Les Merengues still have a game in-hand.
Cristiano was instrumental in the Madrid giants 3-3 draw with Las Palmas. With the home side down to 10 men and trailing 3-1, the Ballon d’Or holder scored two quick goals to earn his side a draw.
Zizou will have a selection headache in attack. Should Cristiano miss Saturday’s game, he will join Gareth Bale and Alvaro Morata (both suspended) on the list of unavailable attackers.
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