Injured Ronaldo likely to miss Copa final
Real’s Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the game during a Champions League quarterfinal first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday April 2, 2014. AP
MADRID, Spain—Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to miss Wednesday’s Copa del Rey final against Barcelona due to a leg injury.
Madrid says medical scans Thursday on the Portugal international revealed a muscle injury in his left leg—in addition to a left knee injury he had been nursing. Madrid did not say how long Ronaldo would be sidelined.
Madrid lost 2-0 at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday without Ronaldo, who has scored 45 goals in all competitions for the Spanish giants this season including a record-equaling 14 in the Champions League. However, his side advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
Ronaldo is also expected to miss Saturday’s game against Almeria. Madrid trails Spanish leader Atletico Madrid by three points with six rounds to play.
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