Ronaldo has missed eight of Real's 34 league games so far this season in contrast to last year when he participated in 36 of 38, only absent due to a hamstring injury he sustained late in the campaign. Zidane remarked last year that Ronaldo needed to rest more but it was difficult to convince him to sit out games, but said on Friday the 32-year-old had accepted his new reality. He knows that until now he played 60-70 games a season and the accumulation of all those years meant he needs to rest a little," Zidane told a news conference. The Portuguese would be suspended from next Sunday's vital league game against Sevilla if booked against Granada. "I think he could win it again, and he deserves all the credit for that," said Zidane.

Source: The Star May 05, 2017 12:56 UTC