Real Madrid Confirm Thigh Injury to Top Star; Out for Three Months
- Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso will be unable to call upon one of his veteran superstars for the foreseeable future
- The club is rocked by the injury to a key player who will not make the trip to San Sebastián for their upcoming La Liga tie with Real Sociedad
- He is set to miss the games against Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, as well as key Champions League clashes against Liverpool and Manchester City
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Real Madrid's return to domestic action has been marred by a significant injury setback ahead of their upcoming clash with Real Sociedad this weekend.
Los Blancos will aim for a fourth consecutive win to open the 2025-26 La Liga season as they head to the Reale Arena on Saturday afternoon to face the Basque club.
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Madrid currently sits atop the La Liga standings with nine points from their first three matches, while Real Sociedad find themselves in 16th place, having earned just two points from their opening three games.
Despite being without key players like Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Ferland Mendy, and Endrick Felipe due to long-term injuries, Xabi Alonso has led Real Madrid to three straight victories to start the season.
Real Madrid defender out for three months
According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, veteran defender Antonio Rüdiger is set to miss around three months of action.
Reports from Romano and outlets such as Marca revealed that Rüdiger complained of discomfort in training, leading Alonso to leave him out of the squad for the trip to San Sebastián.
Real Madrid have since confirmed he has suffered a rectus femoris muscle injury in his left leg, ruling him out until at least mid-December.
This comes after the German international was left out of the squad list to face Real Sociedad tomorrow.
“Following tests carried out today on our player Toni Rudiger by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the rectus femoris muscle of his left leg. Pending evolution,” the statement read.
With the La Liga winter break scheduled for the end of December, Rudiger may not be risked and left to recover fully for the start of 2026, per COPE’s Arancha Rodríguez.
That means Los Blancos could be without their central defender for the El Clásico and the Madrid derby in La Liga, as well as key Champions League clashes against Liverpool, Juventus and, quite possibly, Manchester City.
His absence is another blow for Alonso, who has only just recovered from Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal, following a long road back from ACL injuries.
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Militao is set to remain as Dean Hujsen’s centre-back partner, but the lack of cover is a concern, with uncertainty on what happens next with David Alaba, who is also on the comeback trail.
Alonso has also floated the idea of playing with a back three in defence, which would allow Carvajal to step in and move Trent Alexander-Arnold forward.
Rudiger completed 82 minutes in Germany’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier win over Northern Ireland, and he will miss their four remaining games of the calendar year in October and November.
For Real Madrid, he is on course to miss the first six games of the first phase in the UEFA Champions League until the end of December and potentially 14 La Liga games.
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