The central defender of Real Madrid, Antonio Rudiger, faces a race against the time to be fit for the upcoming double haoder of the Champions League against Manchester City.
The totem defense presence limped only 15 minutes in Madrid’s shock with 1-0 against Espanyol on Saturday evening. While Carlo Ancelotti raged against the referee, he was also annoyed by the potential lack of his middle of the star.
“He has a muscle injury, they have to judge it,” revealed Madrid’s manager after the game. “We know what we have to do, we thought about it and we talked about it.”
The club officially confirmed Raigern’s forecast on Sunday. “After the tests carried out by Real Madrid’s medical services on Antonio Rudiger, the player was diagnosed with a violation of the bicep femoris in his right leg,” says an explanation.
While Madrid did not provide a timeline, the Spanish publication Marca An estimated that Rudiger would be excluded for around 20 days.
The German was omnipresent for Madrid in one season when Eder Militao, David Alaba and Dani Carvajal fail to do all for long spells. If the rudder is forced to suspend in the next three weeks, it could miss a flood from crucial lights.
Real trips to Leganes in the Copa Del Rey quarter-finals a week before organizing an almighty capital derby Atletico Madrid next Saturday. Both sides beyond the boastful rights in a competitive title race with Barcelona at the summit of La Liga.
Then there is the minor meaning of a two -legged draw against Manchester City. The European giants were put together together in the Champions League -Knockout -Playout Playout Play and on Tuesday, February 11th, exposed to the Etihad Stadium -halfway in Rudiger’s recreation period.
Madrid Moderator City in the second leg of this blockbuster European draw on February 19, which is about the theoretical return of the 31-year-old.
David Alaba is fit again, but Ancelotti will be careful to revise the Austria international after having held an ACL tear for more than a year. The graduate of the Raul Ascio Academy is a natural – albeit inexperienced replacement – while the defensive midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni was regularly forced into defense with mixed success.