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Official: Real Madrid confirm injury blows to key duo; out for at least a month
This past weekend was a major blow for Real Madrid fitness-wise, as they lost as many as three players to injuries.
Eder Militao has ruptured his ACL and has seen his season get over already while Rodrygo Goes and Lucas Vazquez also suffered injuries.
Now, the Merengues have issued an official update on the injuries of the latter two players, confirming the nature of the problems.
Issuing an update on Rodrygo’s condition, Real Madrid put out a statement that read:
“Following the tests carried out today on our player Rodrygo by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the rectus femoris of his left leg. Pending evolution.”
On Vazquez’s condition, Real Madrid confirmed: “Following tests carried out today on our player Lucas Vazquez by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the long adductor muscle of his left leg. Pending evolution.”
Building on that, journalist Melchor Ruiz of COPE reports that Rodrygo will be out for a period of five to six weeks, while Vazquez will be sidelined for one month as well.
The situation leaves Real Madrid without a recognised right-back as Dani Carvajal is out for the season while Vazquez is also now out.
With Militao also unavailable, Carlo Ancelotti could be forced to use Fede Valverde as a makeshift right-back in the coming games after the international break.
As for Rodrygo, the Brazilian’s injury, just after he had returned from a recent fitness issue, comes off as a concern and leaves the attacking unit without a key player.
With the international break done and dusted, Real Madrid will be back in action this weekend in La Liga, where they will be looking to catch up to league leaders FC Barcelona.
Coming up for Jose Mourinho & co., who lost their last game before the international break, will be a home game against Villarreal on Saturday.
And, leading up to the game, the Spanish capital club have received welcome news on the injury front.
Mbappe back in group training
Indeed, as per MARCA, Kylian Mbappe will be available for Real Madrid’s match against Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday.
Having been training individually so far this week, the France captain rejoined group training under Mourinho today, taking a concrete step forward towards making himself available for the game.
The forward looked relaxed and ready to work, putting his boots back on and joining the group as Real Madrid prepare for a demanding run of fixtures throughout October.
And, unless there is any unforeseen setback, everything suggests that Mbappe will be ready to start against the Yellow Submarine come Saturday.
Under scrutiny
The past few weeks have been nothing short of eventful for Mbappe, with his every action and movement under heavy scrutiny.
Playing for France, in Zinedine Zidane’s managerial debut, the 27-year-old superstar scored a goal before asking for a substitution due to a knee injury.
Having flown back to Madrid, he underwent tests, which confirmed the injury, although it was not as serious as was initially feared.
The forward then took week-long holiday with his partner that sparked some debate among supporters and attracted criticism from multiple quarters.
Mbappe returned to Madrid on Monday and participated in individual sessions at Valdebebas over the past couple of days. Now he has resumed normal training with his teammates.
There had been doubts over whether Mbappe would be able to face Villarreal after he picked up the injury on 25 September.
However, the recovery plan followed by the forward appears to have worked, and he is now expected to be in a fully fit condition for Saturday’s match.
