Ronaldo out for three weeks with calf injury
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-01-09 09:55

MADRID, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Real Madrid striker Ronaldo will be sidelined for three weeks after suffering a recurrence of a calf injury in his right leg, the Primera Liga club said on Monday.

The Brazil international, who sustained the original injury when he resumed training after the winter break, returned to action against Villarreal on Sunday after missing his side's King's Cup tie against Athletic Bilbao last Tuesday.

He only survived 33 minutes before limping off. The game ended goalless.

Ronaldo has had a difficult season with Real so far, missing all six of their Champions League matches because of injury and suspension, and struggling for fitness after an ankle injury he collected against Atletico Madrid in October.

Ronaldo misses his side's King's Cup second leg tie against Bilbao on Thursday and could miss the quarter-finals if Real progress, as well as up to three league games.

Ronaldo suffers recurrence of calf injury
 
MADRID, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Real Madrid striker Ronaldo suffered a recurrence of a calf injury during the 0-0 draw at Villarreal on Sunday.

"I felt a pain in my right calf and it got tighter and tighter and I had to leave the pitch," the Brazil international told reporters after the match.

"I think it is the same injury as before but I will undergo some tests tomorrow to see how bad it is."

Ronaldo sustained the original injury when he returned to training after the Christmas break and missed his side's King's Cup match against Athletic Bilbao in midweek, but was deemed fit enough to play against Villarreal.

He has had a difficult season with Real, missing all six of their Champions League matches because of suspension and injury and struggling for fitness after an ankle injury.

"These things happen in football," he said. "If I was a lawyer this sort of think wouldn't occur. What I need now is a change of luck."