Cristiano Ronaldo returns for Real Madrid just in time for Barcelona El Clasico clash

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Richard Martin22 December 2017

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo returned to full training on Friday for the first time in a week, images from the club's official media channel showed, indicating he would start Saturday's crunch game against Barcelona.

Ronaldo had been absent from training after hurting his calf against Gremio in the Club World Cup final last Saturday, in which he scored the only goal of Real's 1-0 win over the Brazilian side and completed the full 90 minutes.

The five-times world player of the year is having his worst domestic campaign in nine seasons with Real, having scored only four league goals so far.

He goes into the 'Clasico', however, having scored five times in his last four games in all competitions.

Real are fourth in the Liga standings, 11 points adrift of leaders Barca, who have played one game more.

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The match is available via Now TV, with a day pass on offer for £6.99.

The match will be televised live on Sky Sports Football, with coverage starting from 11.30am. Sky Sports subscribers will be able to stream the match online via SkyGo and the SkyGo app.

Alternatively, you can follow all the build-up and action from 11am with Standard Sport’s London Football live blog.

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