{"id":358006,"date":"2011-04-01T15:01:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T15:01:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/01\/mourinho-rules-out-ronaldo-benzema-out-of-champions-league-clash\/"},"modified":"2011-04-01T15:01:58","modified_gmt":"2011-04-01T15:01:58","slug":"mourinho-rules-out-ronaldo-benzema-out-of-champions-league-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/01\/mourinho-rules-out-ronaldo-benzema-out-of-champions-league-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho Rules Out Ronaldo, Benzema Out Of Champions League Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div> Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has hinted Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will not be fit for Tuesday&#8217;s UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference ahead of tomorrow&#8217;s Primera Division game against Sporting Gijon, the Portuguese claimed Ronaldo, Benzema and Marcelo would not be available until the 9 April encounter with Athletic Bilbao.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;Cristiano, Marcelo and Benzema can only play in Bilbao.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ronaldo has been struggling with a hamstring injury while fellow forward Benzema picked up a slight thigh strain on France duty and full-back Marcelo suffered a blow to the ribs while training with Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>On a brighter note for Real, Gonzalo Higuain could make an earlier-than-expected return following back surgery.<\/p>\n<p>The Argentina striker has been included in the squad for tomorrow&#8217;s game, and Mourinho said: &#8220;His recovery is a positive surprise because we thought he may miss up to the final 15 games of the season and having him is important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/201ed65bget.media_64-150x90.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Excerpt from:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/foreign.peacefmonline.com\/sports\/201104\/149818.php\" title=\"Mourinho Rules Out Ronaldo, Benzema Out Of Champions League Clash\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mourinho Rules Out Ronaldo, Benzema Out Of Champions League Clash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has hinted Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema will not be fit for Tuesday&#8217;s UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Tottenham Hotspur. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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