By having an eye toward the second leg of Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final match against Borussia Dortmund, Cristiano Ronaldo will not play against Atletico Madrid on Sunday in the Madrid derby. Fox Sports had the report (via Sky Sports ): Ronaldo, who has scored 31 objectives in theAPrimera DivisionAthis year and hit a hat-trick in the corresponding fixture 12 months ago, sustained a small injury to his left leg during the warm-up beforeAMadrid's 4-1 beat to Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League semi-finalAtie during the week. He has undergone physiotherapy with the aim of being ready to confront the Germans next Tuesday and will soon be rested against Los Rojiblancos. While this seems like a minor injury, the fact Jose Mourinho and the staff physicians are choosing to hold Ronaldo out against an observed rival like Atleticoa'who are only three factors behind Real with five matches to playa'should tell you how thorough Los Blancos are being with their star forward in an attempt to climb back from a three-goal hole against Dortmund. Despite being without Ronaldo, Real associate coachAAitor Karanka is expecting his part in the future out motivated and ready to fight off Atletico Madrid on Sunday (h/t Real Madrid F.C. Twitter ): Ronaldo,AAlvaro Arbeloa, Marcelo VieiraAandAMichael Essien (per the Fox report) are expected to miss the match against Madrid on Sunday at the Vicente Calderon. Mourinho can also decide to rest other stars in anticipation of Tuesday's match with the German side. Along with his 31 objectives in group play, Ronaldo has been lethal in the Champions League. He's one of the significant reasons Los Blancos are in the semi-finals, and he scored Madrid's only goal in the 4-1 defeat to Dortmund in the first leg, taking his goal total to 12 in 11 UCL matches.
Via: Soccer Shanghai Shenhua - Shanghai SIPG - Chinese Super League
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