Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper for Real Madrid, suffered an injury to his left adductor muscle during a UEFA Champions League match against Borussia Dortmund. This was reported on the official website of La Liga in Spain.
The timeline for Courtois’s return to play remains uncertain. According to AS, the Bel🍃gian goalkeeper will not be able to parti🌠cipate in the upcoming El Clasico match against Barcelona on Saturday. Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will replace him in this important game.
Besides, Brazilian forward Rodrygo, who left the pitch in the 85th minute of the match agꦚainst Borussia Dortmund (which ended 5-2 in favor of Real), will also miss the up🅠coming match against Barcelona. Preliminary examinations indicate that Rodrygo has sustained a hamstring injury in his right leg. More accurate information regarding his recovery timeline will not be available until Thursday.
The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona is scheduled to take place on October 26 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadi🦋um in Madrid, starting at 22:00 GMT+3.
Currently, Ba⭕rcelona tops the La Liga standings with 27 points after ten matches, while Real Madrid follows closely behind in second place with 24 points from ten matches.
