Cristiano Ronaldo gives Real Madrid fans a scare after suffering injury in training... but Portuguese superstar returns with a smile

Cristiano Ronaldo left Real Madrid fans wincing momentarily after going down in agony following a heavy challenge during training.

Rolling on the pitch, the Portuguese superstar clutched the damaged limb and pulled down his sock to reveal a clearly visible stud mark, right on the ankle joint and the unknown culprit would have been watching with baited breath.

While the rest of his team-mates looked on, uncertain whether to be overly concerned, given the 31-year-old's penchant for theatrics, he gingerly made his way back to his feet and continued with the session.

In what can only be described as accusations of a ludicrous nature, some have suggested Ronaldo has struggled this season, failing to score against the big teams.

However, the winner against Barcelona on Saturday - his 42nd of the campaign, went some way to silencing his many detractors.

Fresh off the back of that brilliant 2-1 win at the Nou Camp - which saw Los Blancos close the gap on the La Liga leaders to seven points, Zinedine Zidane's men were able to turn their attentions to the Champions League quarter-final meeting with Wolfsburg.