Big Blow: Cristiano Ronaldo Ruled Out Of Eibar Clash 1

Real Madrid have suffered another huge setback in the La Liga race as they will miss the services of Cristiano Ronaldo for their clash with Eibar.

The Los Blancos will also be without Gareth Bale or Alvara Morata beacause of suspsension as they will be desperate to get back to winning ways after the 3-3 stalemate against Las Palmas midweek. Earlier, Real coach Zinedine Zidane had revealed the Portugal international trained alone on Friday after experiencing muscle pain.

“He felt something, but nothing serious. He didn`t train with us this morning,” Zidane had told during the pre-match press conference.

However, the striker’s name was missing from the list of players for the game published on the club website.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo and Bale’s absence would be an opportunity for the likes of Lucas Vazquez, Mariano and Marcos Asensio to prove their worth. However, it will not be an easy task for European champions to take away all the three points against Eibar at their home ground. Currently placed seventh in the La Liga, Eibar have lost only three matches at home all season and also held Real Madrd to a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu earlier this term.

On the other hand, Zidane will be keen to bring his team’s title charge on track after dropping five points in their last three games, losing to Valencia and scraping a 3-2 win over Villarreal before salvaging a last-gasp draw with Las Palmas. The draw earlier this week have put Real Madrid one point behind leaders Barcelona after the Catalans won 2-1 against Atletico Madrid. And although the Los Blancos have a game in hand, they would be desperate to take the initiative in the title race by winning against Eibar.