Ronaldo suffers calf injury

Real Madrid have revealed that Ronaldo will be out of action for around two weeks.

Real Madrid have revealed that Brazilian striker Ronaldo will be out of action for around two weeks after suffering a calf injury.

It seems likely that the player will miss Real's next two matches, which will be a blow to new coach Roman Lopez Caro.

The 29-year-old will miss the Copa del Rey clash with Athletic Bilbao on January 3 and is a major doubt for Real's trip to Villarreal five days later.

Los Galacticos have limited attacking options as they are already without Raul who picked up a serious knee injury in November.

However, reports from Madrid reveal that the Spanish international ran for the first time on Friday, as he undergoes his rehabilitation.

In other good news, Jonathan Woodgate returned to full training on Thursday, after recovering from a hamstring injury he picked up in November.