Ronaldo, Benzema return for City clash

 

Real Madrid talisman, Ronaldo, who was forced to miss Saturday’s 3-2 win at Rayo Vallecano with a minor thigh injury, will be expected to be on the line up on his return to Manchester, where he spent six years with Manchester United between 2003 and 2009.
While French striker Benzema is a bigger doubt after limping off with a knee injury before half-time at Rayo, right-back, Dani Carvajal has returned to the team after being side-lined for two matches due to a minor injury.
Madrid Manager, Zenedine Zidane has called-up all 23 available players for the trip to the Etihad.

   Gareth Bale scored twice on Saturday to ensure Madrid continues mounting pressure on league leaders, Barcelona.
And the Welshman — who returns to England for the first time since leaving Tottenham Hotspur three years ago — believes home advantage in the second leg gives Madrid the edge to reach a 14th European Cup final.

Bale told Madrid website, “I think that the most important thing is to score away from home.”
“At the Santiago Bernabeu we are very strong and obviously we’ll have a lot of chances.

    “Playing the second leg at home is important psychologically. If we get a good result in the Etihad Stadium, back at the Bernabeu our fans are always going to help us.
“A win is always a good result, but as long as we don’t lose there, we’ll be very confident at the Bernabeu.”