Every injury could be fatal especially for star players who have been in brilliant form off late and not to forget Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is one of them. Apparently, 31-year-old Portuguese injured his knees during the Euro 2016 final victory against France back on July 10 and has since been missing the field for recovering out of it and now when Spanish side is gearing up for the next season, manager Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that star player could miss the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla on Aug. 9 and La Liga opener against Real Sociedad.
Actually, everyone had a concern a bit about the status of Ronaldo injury since no one wants him to miss any game despite the fact missing initial few games would not leave any impact over Real’s next season title hope. Anyways, talking about his Ace player, Zidane said ahead of Saturday’s game against Chelsea in the International Champions Cup, “Basically it looks like injury requires a month of rehab, and we also have to make sure he’s prepared. We can’t just put him in after not playing for a month. From the Super Cup to the start of the season there’s 12 days, so we’re not sure, but he’ll be with us. But I don’t think he’ll play at least for the first match.”
Moreover, apart from Ronaldo, there are other players who are as well passing through injuries and forward Karim Benzema is one of them whose condition is slightly better yet he will not be included in the Saturday’s match to let him fully recovered for the Super Cup game. Despite all the injuries problems, Real is passing through at the moment, Zidane expects trio of James Rodriguez, Luka Modric, and Sergio Ramos to take bigger responsibilities this year. Talking about them he said, “Right now, what they’re doing is exactly the same as the other players; the same type of training and they’re following the same plan. in the morning, they’ll train again, and then in the afternoon we’ll see if they’re able to play. The idea that we have is for all of them to be available on Aug. 9, for the Super Cup. And to be ready on Aug. 9, they definitely have to play on Aug. 3 in the last game of the ICC.”
Adding about multiple blows his side is passing through and if it would affect their form, 44-year-old French boss said, “Obviously any injured player, it’s something that is worrisome, and it’s a tough injury where has had it for a while. It’s his hip. But overall, every day he’s been working with the trainers and the medical staff and my hope is that he can play in the third match. It’s important for him to play in the third match as we’d like to be able to count on him for the Super Cup.”
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