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Cristiano Ronaldo is a doubt for Manchester City’s Champions League semi final second leg against Real Madrid.

The Portuguese forward missed the goalless draw at the Etihad on Tuesday after failing to recover from a thigh strain.

And Real coach Zinedine Zidane admitted he could yet miss the return leg at the Bernabeu - with Karim Benzema also a doubt after being forced to come off at half time due to his own thigh problem.

The Frenchman said: “I said they were 100 percent, but I did say there was still the training session to go.

“Cristiano felt something after that. That is all there is to it.

“We didn’t want to make things worse.

“Karim, it was a little bit different, but little by little he felt a bit worse in himself.

“We didn’t want to gamble on his fitness. We know how important both players are for us.

Owen Hargreaves caught up with Cristiano Ronaldo to find out more about his injury

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“We hope they can both be in the second leg, but we have to take it day by day.

“We are going to try and get them fit.

“That is our plan. I can’t assure you of anything. I can’t tell you right now if they will be fit.”

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Ronaldo had claimed beforehand that his injury would not have prevented him from playing if it had been the final.

It seems highly unlikely he will sit out the second leg unless he suffers a setback in his recovery over the next week.