The 79th minute of the game against Dortmund.Cristiano Ronaldogoes down and stays down. The Real Madrid club doctor, Dr Mas and one of the club physios leap off the bench like coiled springs, and sprint onto the pitch. The Bernabéu goes silent.
For a few inescapable seconds, the Real Madrid supporters' hearts collectively skip a beat. The doctors signal for a substitution but their expressions calm concerns on the Viking bench. Ronaldo is bruised but not broken.
Later on Carlo Ancelotti himself soothed the worries of the assembled ranks of the press: "Cristiano has taken a knock but it isn't a problem".
The Real Madrid boss even hinted that the Portugal international could rest against Real Sociedad yet would still be selected. On Thursday, the striker spent the day receiving treatment from the physios in Valdebebas and tomorrow he will play at the Anoeta. Leading scorers never stop shooting.
Neither in La Liga nor the Champions League, where he scored his 14th goal of the season against Borussia Dortmund, a number that equaled the record for one season shared by Lionel Messi, Ruud Van Nistelrooy and José João Altafini. Ronaldo is four goals ahead of this season
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