Real Madrid was hit by a new injury after confirming Ferland Mendy Leed a break in his right thigh during their final loss of Copa del Rey against Barcelona.
Spanish media reports said Mendy could be confronted on the sidelines for up to a month, because he had already missed important parts of this season with different injuries.
Mendy's last setback contributes to a growing list of absence in the defense of Carlo Ancelotti, with Antonio Rudiger also undergoes knee operation on Tuesday.
“After tests performed on our player Ferland Mendy, he was diagnosed with a break of the proximal tendon of the front rectus in the right quadriceps,” Madrid said in a statement.
A hamstring injury in March kept Mendy outside for more than a month, while a muscle problem had put him offside for almost two weeks in December.
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This season he made 31 performances in all competitions, the fifth of each Madrid defender behind Rudiger (50), Lucas Vazquez (47), Fran Garcia (43) and Raul Asencio (38).
Madrid, who are four points from Laliga leaders Barcelona, ​​enter the last five games in the campaign, organizes Celta Vigo on Sunday.
They then visit their Clasico rivals for a competition that could determine the destination of the title on 11 May, while speculation on the future of head coach Ancelotti continues to swirl.