He will be 100% Fit - Zidane and Ronaldo Plays Down Injury Scare Ahead of Champions League Final

Sequel to a widespread report yesterday that the Portuguese star suffered a knock in his thigh during the Tuesday training session, Cristiano Ronaldo has played down the injury report, given Real Madrid fans reasons to feel relax ahead of their Champions League final against Athletico Madrid on Saturday. The incident occured as Los Blancos continue their preparation for the Champions League final. The former Red Devil star, however, ruled out any major issue, telling supports he will be back to 100% within a few days.

Ronaldo later admitted he suffered a small "issue" during the session but played down a injury concerns ahead of the final, expressing his hopes to be back in training either on Wednesday or Thursday to continue the preparation for the crucial game with Atletico Madrid.



"I've had a minor issue in training but I'll be fine tomorrow or the following day," Ronaldo said to the official club website. "I am calm. We are training well and surely we will be ready for the final. We are fine, we are on the right track."

Zidane added: "There's not going to be any problems with Cristiano Ronaldo going in to the final at 100%. "
"On Saturday he didn't play a game we played between ourselves as precaution. We'll see how he is today, but he'll be ready for next Saturday. We're going in to it on form, as we should be, but this doesn't mean anything. James is also a bit better and so is Arbeloa. The only bad one is Varane and that is serious".

Source: ibtimes