After Rodrygo Goes, there is more bad news for Real Madrid. With just a few days to go before the big clásico against Barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti will have to do without goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
It’s more bad news for Real Madrid. While Rodrygo Goes’ injury against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League on Tuesday has still not been digested, the bad news about Thibaut Courtois has arrived. After a fine display against the Borussians, the Belgian goalkeeper will not have the chance to repeat the feat against Barcelona in Saturday’s Clasico. On Wednesday, the Madrid club announced that its 32-year-old goalkeeper had suffered an injury to his adductor muscles.
“After the examinations carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the adductor muscle of the left leg,” reads the official website of Florentino Pérez’s club. With just three days to go before the hotly contested match against the Catalans in La Liga on Matchday 11, the injury has been confirmed.
This is bad news for the Belgian goalkeeper, who returns to the infirmary three weeks after the problem he suffered against Atlético Madrid at the start of last month. For Carlo Ancelotti, the bill is a heavy one, as he will have to cope without Dani Carvajal, Rodrygo Goes and David Alaba. It remains to be seen whether Brahim Diaz, who has resumed collective training, will be ready for Saturday’s clásico.
It is up to Andriy Lunin to shine and confirm that Real Madrid can count on him at crucial moments. According to the news, the injury to Real Madrid’s number 1 goalkeeper will keep him out of action for two or three weeks. During this period, the club will be playing against big teams such as Barcelona, Valencia and AC Milan.
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