Antonio Rudiger, Real Madrid, faces a race against time to be fit for the upcoming Champions League president against Manchester City.
The totem defensive presence started for only 15 minutes in the Madrid defeat 1-0 against Espanyol on Saturday evening. While Carlo Ancelotti RushAnd he was also infected with the potential for the stars.
“He was injured in the muscles, and they will have to evaluate it,” MadridThe post -match director revealed. “We know what to do, we thought about it and talked about it.”
The club officially confirmed the diagnosis of Rudiger on Sunday. “After the tests conducted on Antonio Rudiger by Real Madrid's medical services, the player was diagnosed with a header muscle injury in the right leg,” a statement said.
While Madrid did not make a schedule, the Spanish publication sign It is estimated that Rudger will be excluded for about 20 days.
The German was always present for Madrid in one season when both Eder Militao, David Alaba and Dani Carvajal were marginalized due to long talismans. If Rudger is forced to sit in the next three weeks, you may miss an abundance of decisive formulas.
Real travel to Leganes in the quarter -finals of the Copa del Rey in the middle of the week before hosting Atletico Madrid Next Saturday in the Great Capital Derby. Beyond the rights of bragging, both sides are being imprisoned in a competitive title with Barcelona in Lega summit.
Then there is a simple importance to tie a tie against Manchester City. The European giant was paired together in Champions League exit matches A confrontation at Al -Ittihad Stadium on Tuesday, February 11 – in the middle of the road during the recovery period of Rudger.
Madrid is hosting in the second stage of this popular European tie on February 19, which is located before the return of the 31 -year -old theory.
David Alaba is appropriate again, but Ancelotti will be careful not to work in Austria International after he sat for more than a year with ACL tears. Raul Asensio, an Oscar graduate, is a natural alternative – if there is an experienced alternative – while defensive midfielder Aurelin Chaamini regularly forced the moonlight in defense, with mixed success.
