Thursday, April 7, 2011

Cristiano Ronaldo will not play against Athletic Bilbao



  • After a deserved day off after thrashing at Tottenham in the first leg of the quarterfinals of the Champions League, Real Madrid has trained this morning at the Ciudad Deportiva de Valdebebas already thinking about the league clash against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. After the physical wasting that made players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo, who forced their participation in the meeting despite not being fully recovered from his injuries, rotations José Mourinho prepares for the visit to San Mames. While Arbeloa replaces Marcelo left lane, enter Barn replacing Ronaldo, so it is more than probable that the Madrid re-use the diamond in midfield. In addition, Carvalho break may also have to be replaced by Albiol. The one who will play will be Pepe and can not play against Tottenham on Wednesday through suspension.