Internet Desk: Real Madrid heads to Manchester City for Tuesday’s first leg of their Champions League semifinal with one major concern – the fitness of Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema.
Both star strikers, who have scored 74 goals between them this season, are nursing right-leg injuries. Ronaldo strained a muscle in a win over Villarreal on Wednesday, ruling him out of Saturday’s match at Rayo Vallecano – that Benzema exited before halftime with a leg injury of his own.
Real defender Dani Carvajal returns to the squad after being rested against Rayo.
Meanwhile, Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure missed training on Monday after picking up a thigh problem against Stoke and faces a battle to be in Manuel Pellegrini’s lineup.