Football Soccer - Malaga v Real Madrid - Spanish Liga Santander - La Rosaleda, Malaga, Spain - 21/5/17 Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo celebrate after winning La LigaReuters / Jon Nazca
(Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo is eager to return to action as he prepares for his first start of the season when Real Madrid begin their Champions League defence on Wednesday against APOEL Nicosia, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday.
Ronaldo, who was the top goalscorer in Europe's elite competition last season for the fifth consecutive year and scored twice in the 4-1 win over Juventus in the final, has been starved of football so far this season due to a long suspension.
