No Ronaldo or Modric as Zidane rests stars for Sevilla clash

Joe Wright

No Ronaldo or Modric as Zidane rests stars for Sevilla clash image

Real Madrid will be without several first-team stars for the Primera Division clash with Sevilla on Wednesday, including Cristiano Ronaldo.

Zinedine Zidane has left the Portugal star out of his plans after he picked up an ankle injury in the 2-2 draw with Barcelona last Sunday.

It is still hoped Ronaldo will be fit for the Champions League final, though, with Zidane having backed the 33-year-old to be at "150%" for the clash against Liverpool.

Keylor Navas, Marcelo, Raphael Varane, Luka Modric and Toni Kroos have also all been rested for the trip to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

Injured duo Isco and Dani Carvajal have not been risked, while Gareth Bale, who scored the equaliser in the Clasico draw, is suspended.

Madrid play three more league games before taking on the Reds in the Champions League final in Kiev on May 26.

A win on Wednesday will move them level on points with second-place Atletico Madrid, with matches against Celta Vigo and Villarreal to come.

Joe Wright

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.