Ronaldo will be fit for UCL final
ZINEDINE Zidane believes Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to play for Real Madrid in the Champions League final.
Zidane also said yesterday that Mohamed Salah deserves great credit for Liverpool’s surprise run in Europe but insisted the match in Kiev will not be a contest of the Egyptian against Ronaldo.
Ronaldo was forced off at halftime of Sunday’s Clasico between Real and Barcelona, which ended 2-2 at the Camp Nou, and Zidane has confirmed the Portuguese sprained his ankle.
There were fears the injury could affect Ronaldo’s chances of facing Liverpool on May 26 but Zidane is confident his star player will recover, along with fellow absentees Isco and Dani Carvajal.
“I think they will all be fine for the final — Cristiano, Isco, Carvajal,” Zidane said.
“The one more injured is Cristiano because it has just happened but it is going well, he is walking normally and he will be fine.”
Ronaldo was hurt during a collision with Gerard Pique just as he bundled in Real’s equaliser against Barcelona.
H e played on for 31 minutes until the interval but did not emerge for the second half. “It is a sprain, but there is no particular damage on the fibula, it is a small sprain and his ankle is stable,” Zidane said. “Ronaldo, in terms of his injury, is incredible, that’s what he has this guy, he is already on the ground, walking, and feeling positive 48 hours later. “Even if we do not know when he will resume with the team, the fact that he is already there 48 hours after