Zinedine Zidane hopes Ronaldo will be fit for Champions League final
Barcelona — Zinedine Zidane is optimistic Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final against Liverpool despite the Real Madrid’s star player going off injured in the match against Barcelona on Sunday. Ronaldo appeared to sustain a knock to his ankle as he bundled in a 14th-minute equaliser for Real at the Camp Nou. The striker played on until half-time. Real went on to secure a 2-2 draw without Ronaldo, as Gareth Bale struck in the 72nd minute after Lionel Messi’s superb individual effort put 10-man Barca ahead. Sergi Roberto had been sent off at the end of the first period after Luis Suarez opened the scoring in a pulsating and highly controversial Clasico. But Ronaldo’s injury will be the key talking point, with the Portuguese now facing a fight to recover in time for the Champions League final against Liverpool on May 26. 'Small problem' "How long he will need I cannot tell you, but for him it is a small problem," Zidane said. "We’ll see tomorrow after the tests...
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