The Portuguese has acquired a five-match suspension after shoving the referee in the Clasico - but that is not anxiomatically bad news for...
The Portuguese has acquired a five-match suspension after shoving the referee in the Clasico - but that is not anxiomatically bad news for his team
With a two-goal lead into the second leg of the Supercopa, however, Madrid will be the best bet to cart away with the trophy as coach Zinedine Zidane has plethora of stars up his sleeve, with Luka Modric back from his suspension and Marco Asensio in line for a start following his own superb strike at Camp Nou.
As Zidane spoke of Ronaldo's ban, "We can’t alter it and we’ll try to conquer [the Supercopa] on Wednesday without him. Even with 10 men, we still and all fought and we are in confident in the conquest until the end."
Meanwhile, the time off will be beneficial for the four-time Ballon d'Or winner. Rested periodically by Zidane in 2016-17 in view of staying fresh for the complete campaign, he will now be furnished with ample of time to improve on his vigour and skill in the weeks ahead. That is to say, he'll have a proper pre-season.
Howbeit, that is still a month off. Also when he comes back, he will be stauch and resilient while Real have shown they no longer at the mercy of the Portuguese to win matches as they once did.
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