http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ricardo-Carvalho-c30973 suffers knee sprain ahead of match against Sporting Gijon – La Liga News
Ageing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 defender, Ricardo Carvalho, suffered another setback in his bid to return to first team action. The stalwart was recovering from back pain before but has now been ruled out for two months.
Carvalho sprained a medial collateral ligament in his right knee in training. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 man is now out of first team for yet another reason and will not be a part of Jose Mourinho’s plans for Sporting Gijon.
The Portugal international was recovering from back pain and was reported to be back in the squad against Atletico Madrid in the derby. However, he was not declared match fit by Los Blancos physicians and faces more time out on the sidelines.
Joining him on the treatment table will be the talismanic forward, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629. The former Manchester United player was on the receiving end of harsh tackles in the Madrid derby and has not featured on the training ground since then.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Ronaldo-c31734 has been in devastating form for the Spanish giants this term, scoring 16 goals and assisting his colleagues on 6 occasions.
Real Madrid have stated that the star is still recovering from a sprained left ankle. However, Los Merengues hierarchy is hopeful that the player will be back in time for the match against Sporting Gijon.
It looks likely that Ronaldo will not feature in the crunch La Liga fixture at El Molinon and will be rested with El Clasico in hindsight.
On the other hand, Kaka and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Arbeloa-c5282 have returned to full match fitness and have started training regularly with the first team. The pair was suffering from muscle problems and missed the derby as a result.
A lot is at stake for Real Madrid who look to build on their impressive 6-point lead over the best footballing side in the world, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604.
The advantage was halved by the Catalan club as they ripped apart Rayo Vallecano at Camp Nou, howbeit, they have played one more match than their eternal rivals.
Real have accumulated 34 points from 13 fixtures, while Barca have 31 to show for from their 14 La Liga games.
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