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Real Madrid’s Ramos already missing the game due to injury
AFP – Posted: Apr 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 15 mins ago
Posted: Apr 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 15 mins ago
Raphael Varane tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday,
Real Madrid said, leaving the team facing a crisis in defence ahead of their
Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool.
The highly anticipated game will be played at Estadio
Alfredo Di Stefano on Tuesday.
Los Blancos have posted in a statement on their official
website stating: “Real Madrid CF informs that our player Raphael Varane has
given a positive result in the Covid-19 test that has been carried out this
morning.”
Madrid were already without their captain Sergio Ramos who
suffered an injury while on international duty for Spain.
The development means that and Eder Militao are the only fit
central defenders left in Zinedine Zidane’s squad for the first-leg against
Liverpool in the Spanish capital.