Raphael Varane (Photo Credit: Twitter)
Real Madrid are dealing with a disaster in defence ahead of their Champions League quarter-final in opposition to Liverpool as Raphael Varane examined optimistic for Covid-19.
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- Last Updated:April 06, 2021, 18:11 IST
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Raphael Varane examined optimistic for Covid-19 on Tuesday, Real Madrid stated, leaving the crew dealing with a disaster in defence ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg in opposition to Liverpool.
Madrid are already with out the injured Sergio Ramos, that means Nacho Fernandez and Eder Militao are the one match central defenders left in Zinedine Zidane’s squad for the sport in opposition to Liverpool within the Spanish capital afterward Tuesday.
“Real Madrid C. F. informs that our player Raphael Varane tested positive in the COVID-19 test he underwent this morning,” a membership assertion learn.
Varane’s absence comes on the worst potential time for Madrid, with the Frenchman additionally anticipated to overlook Saturday’s Clasico in opposition to Barcelona and the return leg in opposition to Liverpool at Anfield subsequent week.
Varane has been a key half of Real Madrid’s upturn in kind in current weeks, which has seen the crew go 11 video games unbeaten and transfer to inside three factors of La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid.
Barcelona are only a level behind Atletico, with the Clasico at Valdebebas this weekend set to mark a vital level within the Spanish title race.
Madrid have had six optimistic circumstances of Covid-19 this season, Varane following Militao, Eden Hazard, Casemiro, Luka Jovic and Nacho in catching the virus.
