Marcelo could miss rest of Real Madrid’s La Liga campaign

Real Madrid left-back Marcelo was dominated out of his aspect’s La Liga conflict towards Deportivo Alaves after it was confirmed he suffered a muscle damage.

The Spanish giants are uncertain how lengthy the 32-year-old can be unavailable for as their defensive issues worsen in the direction of the tip of the season.

Marcelo performed all 90 minutes of Los Blancos’ 1-0 victory over Athletic Club on Sunday, however was despatched for a scan on the membership’s medical middle on Friday which confirmed the damage.

“Following the assessments carried out right now on Marcelo by the Actual Madrid Medical Companies, he has been identified with an damage to his left adductor muscle,” an announcement on the membership’s web site learn.

“His restoration will proceed to be assessed.”

The Brazil worldwide may very well be out for the rest of Madrid’s La Liga marketing campaign, as they’ve simply 4 video games left to go.

Marcelo has been restricted to simply 15 appearances within the Spanish prime flight in 2019-20 having suffered neck and calf accidents all through the marketing campaign, whereas coach Zinedine Zidane has opted to choose Ferland Mendy forward of him from time to time. 

The ex-Fluminense participant may very well be match on time to face Manchester City within the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, which can be performed subsequent month. Metropolis maintain a 2-1 mixture lead from the primary leg and the winners of the tie will face either Juventus or Lyon in the quarter-finals.

Zidane has already been pressured to get inventive to take care of his aspect’s availability points heading into Friday’s conflict on the Santiago Bernabeu with Nacho Fernandez out with an damage and right-back Dani Carvajal and centre-back Sergio Ramos lacking due to suspension.

Mendy was known as upon as soon as once more to start out at left-back for this week’s match, whereas winger Lucas Vazquez lined up on the suitable aspect and Raphael Varane and Eder Militao lined up within the coronary heart of defence.

Madrid are prime of the desk and will lengthen their lead over essential rivals and reigning champions Barcelona to 4 factors in the event that they get the higher of Alaves, who sit seventeenth within the Primera Division and three factors above Mallorca, who’re within the relegation zone.