Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois to miss Champions League quarters with leg injury

Thibaut Courtois is out of the Champions League quarter-finals
Thibaut Courtois is out of the Champions League quarter-finalsREUTERS / Violeta Santos Moura

Real Madrid goalkeeper ⁠Thibaut Courtois will be out for up ‌to six weeks with a ‌leg muscle injury, ‌ruling him out of ‌next month's Champions League ‌quarter-finals against Bayern Munich in another fitness ‌blow for the Spanish ⁠side.

"Following ‌tests carried out today on ​our player Thibaut Courtois by Real ​Madrid's medical staff, he has been diagnosed with ⁠a ​muscle injury to the rectus femoris of his right quadriceps. His condition ‌is being monitored," the club said in a statement on Thursday.

The injury compounds Real Madrid's mounting fitness concerns, with key players Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo ‌and Eder Militao ​already struggling with injuries.

Ukraine ‌goalkeeper Andriy Lunin will step into the breach, starting with Sunday's derby against Atletico Madrid ⁠in ⁠LaLiga.

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