Actual Madrid had a dreadful night in Barcelona on Saturday. Not solely did they lose 1-0 to Espanyol, however a severe damage blow was additionally suffered – and on condition that they’re going through an important run of fixtures within the coming weeks, it’s the very last thing that they wanted.
Carlo Ancelotti is already with out Eder Militao for the rest of the season after he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in November, whereas David Alaba is simply simply coming back from a 13-month lay-off with the identical damage. And now on high of this, Antonio Rudiger was compelled off in opposition to Espanyol with a muscular damage.
Parte médico de Rüdiger.
— Actual Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) February 2, 2025
Se confirma la lesión de Rudiger. Sufre una lesión en el bíceps femoral de la pierna derecha.
20 días aproximadamente de baja. pic.twitter.com/4Jn2PSigex— Arancha Rodríguez (@AranchaMOBILE) February 2, 2025
It has now been confirmed by Actual Madrid that Rudiger “has been recognized with an damage to the femoral biceps of his proper leg”. As per Arancha Rodriguez, this hamstring damage will see him out of motion a minimum of three weeks.
If this timeline is right, Rudiger would miss Actual Madrid’s upcoming fixtures in opposition to Leganes (Copa del Rey), Atletico Madrid (which is a vital match within the La Liga title race), Manchester Metropolis (Champions League play-off tie, each legs) and likewise the journey to Osasuna.
Actual Madrid have 4 massive matches arising throughout three competitions within the coming weeks, and if Rudiger misses all of them, it might be an enormous blow. Ancelotti will hope that he can do with out the German defender for the video games in opposition to Leganes within the Copa del Rey quarter-final and Osasuna, however him being out in opposition to Atleti and Man Metropolis is crushing information.
As soon as once more, Actual Madrid are diminished to solely three choices within the centre of defence: Aurelien Tchouameni, Raul Asencio and Alaba. The Austrian defender is more likely to be utilised in opposition to Man Metropolis, however given that he’s nonetheless distant from being again at 100% match sharpness, it’s a removed from ideally suited scenario for Los Blancos.