Real Madrid vs Manchester City: Will Cristiano Ronaldo play centre-forward in Karim Benzema's absence?

With Zinedine Zidane virtually confirming that Karim Benzema would not be fit in time to face Manchester City tomorrow night ,

the next step is for him to formulate a gameplan to knock out the Premier League side without one third of his glittering strikeforce.

Curious as it is, beyond Real Madrid's riches their squad is not particularly blessed with strength in depth and the back-up centre-forward for Benzema this season has been, more often than not, Cristiano Ronaldo .

With the Portuguese also out, academy product Borja Mayoral got a start on Saturday in San Sebastian but did little to suggest he was ready for a Champions League semi-final second leg.

In the first leg, Isco played there for a time after Benzema's substitution and Jese is also capable of filling that role.

So how will they line up? :

Bale, Ronaldo, Vazquez (r-l)

or

Vazquez, Bale, Ronaldo

or

Bale, Isco, Ronaldo

or

James, Ronaldo, Bale

or

Bale, Borja Mayoral, Ronaldo

or

Bale, Jese, Ronaldo