After two months on the sideline following the injury he suffered during the Euro 2016 Final, Cristiano Ronaldo is ready to make his 2016-17 La Liga bow with Real Madrid.
The Portuguese forward spoke at the launch of his new perfume, saying: “I am fine, I’m going to play.”
It remains to be seen whether Ronaldo will be used in the starting eleven or on the bench in Saturday’s home match against Osasuna. ESPN FC reports that Spanish media foresee Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane using Ronaldo for only a short period of time as he regains match fitness.
Cuarta sesión de la semana: @officialpepe y @raphaelvarane se entrenan con el grupo#RMLiga pic.twitter.com/njCmJ8K5Pu— Real Madrid C. F. (@realmadrid) September 8, 2016
Ronaldo was absent for Real’s UEFA Super Cup victory over Sevilla and two league matches. However, Real had no problems defeating both Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo to open their campaign.
Real Madrid follow their weekend match with Wednesday’s Champions League encounter against Ronaldo’s first professional club, Sporting CP.
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