Huge blow for Madrid as Courtois and Rodrygo set to miss 'El Clasico'

Real Madrid will play the first ‘Clasico’ of the La Liga season against Barcelona without Rodrygo Goes and Thibaut Courtois. The Brazilian's absence was already in the collective imagination because, in the Champions League matchday 3 game against Borussia Dortmund, he limped off the pitch late on. What was not expected was that the Belgian would not be available for the clash with Hansi Flick's team.

The ‘COPE’ channel reported that the ‘Merengues’ doctors confirmed that the attacker must rest on Wednesday morning. Aware of his discomfort the night before, they carried out some initial scans which confirmed his injury. For the length of time he will be out of action, we will have to wait for the MRI scan, which is scheduled for Thursday. It is then when it will be known if he could be called up for their clash against Valencia.

As for the goalkeeper, the club itself issued a medical report in the same time slot, which suggests that he told the medical services that he had noticed some discomfort and that the best thing to do was to check it out. Once the task was resolved, it was ruled as follows: "He has been diagnosed with an adductor injury in his left leg" The text is from the official website of 'Los Blancos', who will turn to Andriy Lunin.

The two absentees are bad news for Real Madrid in any context, but even more so in a situation in the season where Barcelona are leading La Liga with an attractive, fast-paced style of play. Carlo Ancelotti's side, by contrast, struggled to beat Celta Vigo at Balaidos, although they made amends with a comeback against Borussia Dortmund with a hat trick from Vinicius Junior.

 

October 23, 2024