RAMPANT RONALDO HAS LEARNED TO ACCEPT ROTATION: ZIDANE

The Catalan club are level on points with Real Madrid but sit at the summit of the table due to their superior head-to-head goal-difference record against Los Blancos.
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said on Friday Cristiano R
onaldo has accepted the need to rest during the season as the prolific Portuguese prepares to sit out a fourth consecutive league away game in missing Saturday’s trip to Granada.
“Villarreal are a team that present many difficulties in defence as they position themselves so well”.
If Real Madrid win their remaining matches, they will win La Liga. “But we also have a lot to play for, and we will go out there and give our best”. Now tied for points with leaders Barcelona, Madrid have a game in hand due to their late Champions League run.
However, Real have a game in hand on their El Clasico rivals and they face a relatively easier clash with already-relegated Granada, which takes place after Barcelona have hosted the Yellow Submarine. I am concerned only that we keep our heads as it is a very important game for us.
“We’re professionals. It’s 100% clear to me, as I’ve said”.
With three matches left on the schedule, Villarreal haven’t given up hope on claiming a UEFA Champions League qualification berth, but their window of opportunity is very slim indeed.
Guillermo Ochoa has made more saves (152) and conceded more goals (74) than any other keeper in the top 5 European leagues this term.
Fresh from their 3-0 Champions League semifinal first leg victory over Atletico, the Merengues will be confident of keeping pace with Barcelona at the top of the table.
One of the players expected to skip the game against Granada is Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been rested in several matches recently and has thrived in the final stretch of the season.
Zidane has rotated the squad regularly and the players replacing the main starters have kept the team playing well and winning.
“Raphael Varane has felt something, it is nothing big, but we don’t want to risk anything with a player who has got a slight niggle”.
Barcelona, trying to win its second consecutive Spanish league title, may count on the return of midfielder Andres Iniesta, who missed the game at Espanyol last weekend because of a right leg muscle injury.

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