Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema returns to full Real Madrid training
Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema are back at Madrid’s training, will we see “BBC” at full strength on Saturday against Osasuna?
Real Madrid are off to a great start, winning against Real Sociedad and Celta Vigo to launch their 2016-17 La Liga campaign.
Despite Marco Asensio and Alvaro Morata’s impressive display so far, having both Benzema and Ronaldo will add more fire power to Zinedine Zidane’s attack line, the two forward manufactured 79 goals in all competitions last season.
First training with the team, very happy!!!! Enjoy the picture ❤️????????????✌????️⚽️ pic.twitter.com/FFGEgqSK4A
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) September 5, 2016
The Portuguese forward has been sidelined with a knee injury since Portugal’s triumph over France in Euro 2016, while injury-plagued striker Karim Benzema ongoing hip issues has forced him to miss team’s pre-season North American tour friendlies.
Both superstars have been training during the International break in the Spanish Capital after missing Real Madrid’s first two league games, and now seems ready to be at the French manager’s disposal on Saturday.
In the video above, Los Blancos all time leading goal scorer and the France International Karim Benzema made an emphatic return to training and are officially trolling their Real Madrid colleagues.
Though Ronny isn’t the player he once was back When he destroyed fullbacks and left them stunned, he has come to a realization that he can’t quite replicate what he has done throughout his illustrious career.
The winger revealed.
“I like playing, [but] people say to me: ‘Cris, you’re not 20,” said Ronaldo back in May, per Jugones.
“It’s something I have to learn to do, to tell myself to stop every two or three games.”
Ronaldo, who usually appears in 60 matches a year, knows if he wants to remain a steady world-class performer, taking care of his body will be his top priority.
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“Sometimes I regret not taking off Cristiano earlier [in games] so he doesn’t go through this,” Zidane mentioned after the forward picked up an injury against Villarreal in April that would hinder him until the Champions League final in May.
“A player like Cristiano, sometimes he should rest, not finish a game, or sit it out. But he always wants to be out on the pitch.”
At this juncture, the Portugal international will need to pick his moments as he’ll be entering his eighth season at the Bernabeu, meaning playing 38 league games is longer practical.
On paper, the fleet-footed winger is saying all the right things but we’ll see if he’ll have the same approach once his season embarks.
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