The Madrid coach insisted his star forward was just brought
off as a precaution and praised his team following
their confident 3-0 win over Dortmund
Carlo Ancelotti has
confirmed that Cristiano
Ronaldo is not injured and
was just substituted as a
precaution in Real Madrid's
3-0 Champions League win
over Borussia Dortmund .
Wednesday's quarter-final first leg marked another
high point in the Ballon d'Or-winner's incredible
campaign, as he equalled Lionel Messi's record of 14
Champions League goals in a season during the 3-0
win over last season's European runners-up.
The Portugal captain was booed by his own
supporters during Saturday's 5-0 thrashing of Rayo
Vallecano at the Santiago Bernabeu, but his name was
being chanted after he scored his side's third goal
against Dortmund to take his tally for the season to
45.
Ancelotti revealed last week that Ronaldo was
carrying a minor knee injury and the Italian brought
the former Manchester United man off with 10
minutes remaining against the side who beat the
Spanish giants in the semi-final last term.
But the Italian coach played down concerns that his
prolific forward could face a spell on the sidelines at
such a crucial stage of the season, as his side
attempt to win a Champions League, La Liga and Copa
del Rey treble.
"Cristiano had a knee injury," Ancelotti told reporters.
"I've taken him out to avoid risks. He is not injured,
just a minor annoyance.
"I'm satisfied with the result and the attitude of the
team. It wasn't an easy game but we started well.
Then we slowed down and Dortmund are a very
dangerous team on the break. "Now we have to play
in Dortmund. They use dangerous and quick
counterattacks, but our defence was good. We also
pushed up to stop them doing long balls."
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