Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will make his first appearance of the season against Osasuna at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
Portugal captain Ronaldo has not played since injuring his knee early in the Euro 2016 final.
But Zidane told a news conference on Friday: "He is back from his injury and happy to be with us. It is his first game, 60 days since his last game, so we must just give him time. He will play tomorrow."
Reports in Spain have claimed the 31-year-old would accept being rotated more this season to avoid injury and tiredness later in the campaign, but Zidane said: "We have not agreed anything. Cristiano is Cristiano.
"I will try so that he is with us every day, and ready to play. Cristiano is an important player for this team. I want him always with me, nothing else."
Madrid's plans for the season were hit when it was confirmed by FIFA that they, along with Atletico Madrid, were banned from registering new players in the next two transfer windows.
They were found guilty of breaching four articles 19 as well as parts of the regulations on the status and transfer of young players.
Both clubs plan to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and Zidane said he was hopeful the "absurd" decision could be overturned, claiming his own children were affected by the FIFA decision.
"I don't understand it at all," he said. "My kids were born here, spent their whole lives here, so it is absurd they cannot play football.
"Now we must wait, and we hope it will all be resolved quickly. It is annoying, for sure. I do not understand it and it annoys me. It is absurd. The club want this changed quickly."
Madrid were surprisingly quiet in the summer transfer window, but Zidane said he was "very happy with the squad we have."
"We have a big squad -- 24 players available," he added. "The [FIFA] punishment is there, we cannot change that. The players are happy to be here. If we must be like this for some years, we will have this squad for that time."
Newly-promoted Osasuna have been beaten on their last nine visits to the Bernabeu, but Zidane warned: "Tomorrow, we will not have an easy game. They are a team who will come here to try and play. We must be ready.
"I am happy that we have all our players back and ready to play. We are almost all ready, that is good news for me."
Striker Karim Benzema is available, having overcome a niggling hip complaint, and Zidane said: "He can play some minutes, but we must see how we will start the game."
However, Colombia international James Rodriguez and Brazilians Marcelo and Casemiro will be rested following their busy international break.
"James, Marcelo and Casemiro have played two full games [in South America this week]," Zidane said. "They are a bit tired, so it's best with all the games coming up to give them some rest."
Meanwhile, goalkeeper Keylor Navas, playmaker Isco and left-back Fabio Coentrao are all nearing comebacks from injury.