Real Madrid suffer injury blow ahead of crucial Champions League clash against Chelsea
Real Madrid will face Chelsea in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, with the first leg scheduled to take place on April 27.
However, Zinedine Zidane’s men might have to do it without French left-back Ferland Mendy, who has been diagnosed with a calf-injury.
In an official statement given out by Real Madrid itself, the club revealed that Mendy had been diagnosed with an overload to the soleus muscle in his left leg.
The former Olympique Lyon star joins a lengthy list of absentees, giving his manager another selection headache ahead of crucial league ties and UCL fixtures against Chelsea.
Mendy has regularly started in the left-back position for Real Madrid this season, and his versatility has also allowed Zidane to field him as the third centre-back in a back three formation.
Real Madrid announce Fede Valverde is isolating after being in contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19.
Sergio Ramos, Raphael Varane, Dani Carvajal, Ferland Mendy and Lucas Vazquez are all still out.
Nine days until they play Chelsea in the #UCL semi-finals.
— Goal (@goal) April 18, 2021