Jose could risk Ronaldo

Jose Mourinho has admitted he could take a chance on Cristiano Ronaldo's fitness against Tottenham if the player agrees to defy medical opinion.

The Real Madrid manager admitted on Friday that Ronaldo was likely to miss the first leg of theUEFA Champions League quarter-final on Tuesday, along with Karim Benzema  and Marcelo.

However, Mourinho's mind is not mind up quite yet and he will speak to Ronaldo about whether he wants to gamble.

"If he has a chance it's because he and his coach are taking a risk, because the information from the medical department is that he can't play, that he can only play in the game in Bilbao (next weekend)," Mourinho told reporters after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at home to Sporting Gijon.

"But if the two of us and only the two of us decide that he's going to play then the risk is mine and his.

"Tomorrow I will talk with the injured players and decide if we will risk them."