Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has said that he will not risk playing Sergio Ramos against Valencia if there is any doubt over his fitness.

The European champions will resume their La Liga campaign at the Mestella tomorrow after the winter break but Ramos may not feature, despite playing through injury as he helped Real to a 2-0 victory in the Club World Cup final last month.

"He's in pretty good shape, he has trained alone and now he has to train with the team," Ancelotti is quoted as saying by Goal.com.

"After training, we'll make a decision on whether he can play. It's a different situation to the Club World Cup, where he pushed himself to play because he wanted to.

"We have a lot of games after the Valencia match and if there are risks he won't play."

Real will resume their season at the top of La Liga, one point clear of second-placed Barcelona.