Thibaut Courtois suffered a muscle injury.
Real Madrid's starting goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was injured in the third round of the main stage of the 2024/25 Champions League against Borussia Dortmund.
According to the official website of the “creamy ones”, the 32-year-old Belgian goalkeeper was diagnosed with damage to the adductor of his left leg. The time frame for his recovery is not yet known.
According to insider Fabrizio Romano, Courtois will miss the 11th round match of the Spanish championship against Barcelona, scheduled for Saturday, October 26, due to a muscle injury.
Consequently, it is expected that the goal of the Madrid team in El Clasico will be defended by Ukrainian Andriy Lunin, who has already played two matches this season while Courtois was absent due to a muscle injury.
Before the face-to-face confrontation in Madrid, Carlo Ancelotti's charges are three points behind the leader Barcelona in the La Liga standings.
Recall that Real Madrid made a crazy comeback at its stadium and defeated Borussia Dortmund (5:2). The Madrid team was losing 0:2 after the first half, but scored five unanswered goals in the second.
After the victory over the German club, Real Madrid with 6 points rose to ninth place in the overall standings of the main round of the Champions League. In the next round of the most prestigious European tournament, the Madrid team will host the Italian Milan on November 5.