Real to rest Ronaldo for Sociedad game, Ancelotti says


Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (L) is substituted by Casemiro during their Champions League quarter-final first leg soccer match against Borussia Dortmund at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid April 2, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid will rest La Liga top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo for Saturday's match at Real Sociedad to give him time to recuperate and shake off a knee problem, coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Friday.

Ronaldo, who has scored 28 goals in Spain's domestic league this season and is also the leading marksman in the Champions League, has been complaining of discomfort in his left knee in recent weeks and has played on while receiving treatment from Real's medical staff.

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