Ronaldo gets 1st start of season after recovering from knee injury

Cristiano Ronaldo is back, at long last.

Real Madrid's talisman will make his first appearance of the new campaign, the Portuguese being named in Zinedine Zidane's starting XI for Saturday's visit of Osasuna after recovering from a knee injury suffered in the Euro 2016 final.

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In Ronaldo's stead, Gareth Bale has assumed the mantle as Los Blancos' focal point in attack, the Welshman finding the net twice in as many matches to open the infantile campaign.