The FC crew assess the impact Real Madrid's "BBC" trio of Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo had on the club's win over Valencia in their first start together in 280 days. Real Madrid snapped a four-match road winless run in La Liga, as Cristiano Ronaldo's pair of penalties paved the way in a 4-1 win at Valencia.
Cristiano Ronaldo has returned to full training and looks set to feature for Real Madrid at Levante on Saturday.
Ronaldo missed training on Wednesday and Thursday, with Marca reporting that his absence was down to a calf problem.
Problems with his calf following December's Club World Cup final had seen Ronaldo miss training, although he went on to play 90 minutes in the home defeat to Barcelona.
The Portugal captain has recently returned to form, scoring four times in his last two appearances, and has 14 goals in 13 career games against Levante.
Meanwhile, recently sidelined trio Isco (hip), Sergio Ramos (calf) and Raphael Varane (knee) also trained with the squad at Valdebebas on Friday.
However, neither Ramos nor Varane may be back against Levante as coach Zinedine Zidane looks ahead to the Champions League first leg at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Feb. 14.
Dermot Corrigan is a Madrid-based football writer who covers La Liga and the Spain national team for ESPN FC. Follow him on Twitter @dermotmcorrigan
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