MADRID, Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo was described as "untouchable" by his manager Zinedine Zidane who confirmed the Portuguese will miss his first La Liga match of the season at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
The Spanish club's all-time leading scorer, Ronaldo played all 34 league games and 10 Champions League matches in the campaign before straining a thigh muscle in the 3-0 win over Villarreal on Wednesday.
He sits out the Rayo game to ensure he will be fit for for Tuesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Manchester City.
"Cristiano is untouchable because his numbers demonstrate that, he deserves to be untouchable," Zidane told a news conference on Friday."
"You always have to speak to the players, and you think that at times a player needs to rest, but he rests when he doesn't play and he plays really well," the Frenchman added.
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