'Ronaldo Alarm' for Juventus ahead of Champions League quarter-finals

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Cristiano Ronaldo's thigh injury picked up during a match against Serbia has sparked alarm in Italy ahead of Juventus' Champions League quarter-final tie in two weeks' time.

The 34-year-old Juve attacker hobbled off 30 minutes into Monday's stalemate after pulling up chasing a ball on the left wing.

"Cristiano Ronaldo underwent examinations in Portugal that showed an apparent minor injury to his right thigh flexors," the Serie A giants said in a statement on Tuesday.

"His condition will be monitored and will be subjected to new investigations to define the resumption of competitive activity," it added.

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates the victory at final whistle while Saul Niguez of Atletico Madrid is dejected following the UEFA Champions League Round of 16-second Leg match in Turin, Italy, March 12, 2019. /VCG Photo

For his part, the five-time Ballon d'Or winner said "I'm not worried. I know my body. I believe that in no more than two weeks I'll be fine," who has rarely been injured during his long career.

The Portuguese star is set to undergo further tests in Juve's medical center in Turin.

Juventus have a comfortable 15 point-lead on the top of the Serie A table and are on course for an eighth consecutive title.

Juventus signed the five-time Champions League winner last summer for 100 million euros (about 117 million U.S. dollars) to end their search for the title they last won in 1996.

Juventus travel to Amsterdam for the first leg of their quarter-final clash with the Dutch side on April 10 with the return leg on April 16, and the absence of Ronaldo would be a huge blow for the Turin giants after he dragged them past Atletico Madrid in the last 16 with a return-leg hat-trick earlier this month.

(With input from Reuters and AFP)