Cristiano Ronaldo

Ronaldo signed for the Premier League giants in 2003.

Former Manchester United star wants to continue with Los Blancos until he is 41 years old.

Bale has scored in 49 games in which Real Madrid just registered a single defeat.

Boss believes former Manchester United star should retire at the Bernabeu.

Portugal international agrees to stay at the Santiago Bernabeu until 2021.

Karim Benzema also failed to complete the training with the rest of his teammates.

Ten Premier League players have made the 23-man shortlist.

Antoine Griezmann and Gareth Bale would both be worthier recipients of award.

Ronaldo has previously won the coveted award three times.

Dani Carvajal has been left out of the 19-man squad following his injury scare against in Copa del Rey.

Sergio Ramos, Casemiro and Luka Modric remain on the sidelines.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Sergio Aguero, Kevin De Bruyne, Dimitri Payet and Hugo Lloris also on 30-man shortlist.

Toni Kroos last week also committed himself to the La Liga giants until 2022.

The Portuguese signed for United in 2003 amid strong interest from Arsenal.

Rafa Benitez signed the Dutchman from Ajax as a prospect for the future in 2007.

Ronaldo scored 2 goals in the first 4 minutes on his return to international duty.

Real have failed to win their last four matches across all competitions.

The 21-year-old is also rumoured to have attracted interest from Real Madrid.

Los Blancos failed to win against Villarreal, Las Palmas and Borussia Dortmund.

Casemiro and Marcelo remain out for the game.

Former Manchester United star left pitch furious with Zinedine Zidane's decision.

Real Madrid visit the Signal Iduna Park following draw with Las Palmas.

Ronaldo appeared unhappy after he was taken off in Real's 2-2 draw with Las Palmas.

Brazilian duo are also set to miss the Champions League encounter with Borussia Dortmund.

Spaniard played under the City boss at Barcelona before moving to Chelsea.

Duo are back available after missing victory over Espanyol.

Sight of the two stars coming off was seen as a big deal until last season.

Duo missed the 2-0 victory over Espanyol due to illness and injury respectively.

Ronaldo played for Barcelona, Real Madrid, Inter Milan and AC Milan during his career.

Manager Zinedine Zidane is unwilling to take a risk on either player amid throat and hip problems.