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Team News: Cristiano Ronaldo fit to start against former club

Cristiano Ronaldo holds up the trophy after the Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on May 28, 2016
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Cristiano Ronaldo is deemed fit enough to start Real Madrid's Champions League tie against former club Sporting Lisbon.
By , Football League Correspondent
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Last Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 19:24 UK

Cristiano Ronaldo has been deemed fit enough to start Real Madrid's Champions League tie against former club Sporting Lisbon this evening.

The Portuguese international was only handed his first appearance of the campaign in Saturday's 5-2 win over Osasuna, but both he and fellow fitness doubt Karim Benzema are named in Los Blancos' XI.

Real Madrid: Casilla; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo

Sporting Lisbon: Rui Patrício; Joao Pereira, Coates, Semedo, Marvin; Carvalho, Adrien; Gelson, Bruno César, Ruiz; Dost

More to follow.

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