Real Madrid has not been lucky with injuries in the last 18 months and their setbacks have continued in their match against Espanyol. With Eder Militao already an absent in the long term, and David Alaba only returns after he had also torn his front cruciate ligament, another central defender has now had a fear.
Because of these injury problems to Militao and Alaba, Antonio Rudiger has been a supporting pillar for Real Madrid since the beginning of last season. That is why he is not offered many opportunities for resting, with Carlo Ancelotti only has Aurelien Tchouameni and Raul Asencio as his other options in the center of defense.
It was always a risk with Rudiger who played so much football, given that he suffered serious injury problems in the past – he tore his ACL while he was torn in Chelsea as Roma during his time. It seems that he could have caught up with him because he was taken away in the early stages against Espanyol with an injury that was in the same area.
At this stage it is impossible to determine the severity of the injury that is sustained by Rudiger, but given that there are only 10 days before Real Madrid takes on Manchester City in the first stage of their play-off The Champions League, there can serious doubts about the availability of the German defender for that.
It has been reported that Ancelotti is planning to have Alaba as a starter against Man City, although his idea would have been for him and Rudiger to be partners in the center of defense. Now it is possible that the Austrian veteran is the replacement.
Updates about Rudiger's condition are expected in the next 24-48 hours. Real Madrid will hope that his early replacement in the Stadium stage was just a precautionary measure, and he can get the chance to rest for those matches against Man City.
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