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Official: Real Madrid confirm hamstring injury to key defender
In an official statement, Real Madrid have announced that seasoned campaigner Ferland Mendy has suffered a hamstring injury which will sideline him for a while.
“Following tests carried out on our player Ferland Mendy by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of his right leg. His recovery will be monitored,” the statement read.
Mendy’s injury happened in Real Madrid’s most recent game against Manchester City. Having started the match at left-back in Alvaro Carreras’ injury-enforced absence, the 30-year-old Frenchman had to be subbed in the 47th minute because of the issue.
Parte médico de Mendy.
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) March 13, 2026
Having carried out tests on him earlier today, Real Madrid have confirmed the nature of the injury sustained by Mendy, which will keep him out of action for some time.
While the club has not issued a specific recovery timeline for Mendy, reports suggest that he will be out of action for a week.
As such, he will miss tomorrow’s La Liga encounter against Elche as well as the reverse fixture against Manchester City at Etihad Stadium next week.
It remains to be seen whether Mendy will be fit in time to face Atletico Madrid in the derby on 22 March, which will be Real Madrid’s final match before the international break.
Real Madrid will be gunning for their fourth consecutive win in La Liga tonight when they take on Real Betis away at Estadio de La Cartuja.
The Merengues, led by Jose Mourinho, are one of two clubs to have maintained a perfect start to the season, along with arch-rivals Barcelona, and will be intent on carrying the streak forward.
Ahead of kickoff , Real Madrid have announced the starting lineup that will take the field against Manuel Pellegrini’s side.
And, Mourinho has made a few changes to the side that started against Malaga last weekend.
Arda Guler, who scored Real Madrid’s fourth goal in the last game, gets the nod on the right flank ahead of Brahim Diaz.
Kylian Mbappe, Vinicius Jr., and Jude Bellingham make up the rest of the attacking contingent for the record European champions. Meanwhile, marquee summer signing Yan Diomande continues on the bench.
There is no change in midfield as the manager has opted to stick with the pivot pairing of Eduardo Camavinga and Federico Valverde, leaving Bernardo Silva out.
However, Mourinho has made a couple of switches in defence, with Denzel Dumfries and Ibrahima Konate coming into the team, replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold and Antonio Rudiger, respectively.
Dean Huijsen and Marc Cucurella complete the rest of the backline that shields Thibaut Courtois in goal.
📋✅ ¡Nuestro XI inicial!
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 4, 2026
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