“It was a precaution. It was nothing special. They gave me a kick in the first-half and I felt the muscle was a bit stiff,” he told the club’s website.

Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti was also happy that his star man will not be sidelined for long and indicated the full extent of any injury will be confirmed later.

“I don’t think it is serious because he is not in pain. It is a muscle strain so I hope he will be fine soon,” said Ancelotti.

Ronaldo’s injury aside, it was another fine evening for Los Blancos, who have now scored 20 goals in their last four league outings. Karim Benzema doubled their advantage just two minutes after Ronaldo’s withdrawal with a fine curling effort from the edge of the area.

Gareth Bale then registered his fourth goal in five games before fine finishes from Isco and Alvaro Morata rounded off the scoring to keep Madrid just six points behind Barcelona at the top of the table.