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Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo said on Thursday he was
recovering well from his ankle injury and hopes to play in the
"clasico" match at Barcelona on November 29.
"Everything is going very well, I have started running again and
I think I will start training with the team next week," the
Portuguese winger told Spanish media at a ceremony at Real's
Bernebeu stadium.
"Of course, I want to play against Barcelona, but I want to play
again before then," including against Zurich in the Champions
League on November 25.
Ronaldo injured his right ankle in Real's 3-0 Champions League
victory over Marseille at the end of September and aggravated the
problem while playing for Portugal on October 10.
On Tuesday he was ruled out of his country's crucial World Cup
playoff matches against Bosnia-Herzegovina on November 14 and 18
after undergoing medical tests on the injury in Lisbon.
Both Portugal - World Cup semifinalists in 2006 - and Real had
been locked in a battle over Ronaldo with the club insisting that
he was not fit enough to travel.
Ronaldo, bought from Manchester United last summer for a world
record 94 million euros, is the top scorer in the Primera Liga with
five goals and in the Champions League with four.
Spanish media have reported that Real coach Manuel Pellegrini's
job is in jeopardy after the team was eliminated from the Spanish
Cup by third division minnows Alcorcon.
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