In a devastating development, Real Madrid have officially announced that Eder Militao has suffered a serious hamstring injury.“Following tests carried out on our player Eder Militao by the Real

As a reminder, Militao was coming back from a long injury layoff and Real had hoped to count on him against Manchester City next Wednesday in the Champions League. While the nature of his injury remains to be determined, The Athletic reports that Real Madrid is very worried about their defender, who could miss several weeks of competition.

Kylian Mbappe's injury has forced Xabi Alonso to launch a 'desperate' Real Madrid tactic in the fight to save his job against Manchester City. Alonso could turn to out-of-favour forward Endrick in the absence of their star attacker.

Real Madrid defender Trent Alexander-Arnold is expected to be sidelined for around two months after sustaining a left quad injury. The 27-year-old suffered the issue on Wednesday in Madrid’s 3-0 win over Athletic Club. Alexander-Arnold required treatment on the pitch after appearing to land awkwardly while playing a pass down the right flank.