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Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit for
Real Madrid's Spanish Super Cup
second leg against Atletico Madrid
on Friday, coach Carlo Ancelotti
confirmed on Thursday.
The Portuguese went off as a
precaution at halftime during the
first leg at the Bernabeu on
Tuesday suffering a hamstring
strain during the 1-1 draw.
"He is available to play and will be able to start the game. All
the players are ready but that doesn't mean I won't make
changes," Ancelotti told a news conference in Madrid.
There were initial fears that Ronaldo had suffered a recurrence
of the knee injury that he suffered at the back end of last
season and carried into the World Cup but that was quickly
played down.
Real have set their sights on winning all six trophies on offer
this season having won the European Super Cup against
Sevilla, but they were lacklustre against Atletico and the draw
has put their city rivals in the driving seat.
"We are used to playing against Atletico and they are used to
facing us. I don't think the style of game will be different, they
now have the advantage from their positive result at the
Bernabeu but I think it will be the same type of match," said
Ancelotti.
"We need to defend, counter attack well and take advantage of
free-kicks."
Angel Di Maria has been strongly linked with a move away
from Real and despite his good form started on the bench in
the first leg, but Ancelotti says he will treat him as any other
member of the squad if he ends up staying.
"Di Maria asked to leave this summer and rejected the option
to renew. We will look for the best option for him and if at the
end of August he is still here then he will work with us like
last season," he said.