Real Madrid defender Rüdiger sidelined with muscle injury

FILE - Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger celebrates at the end of the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

FILE - Real Madrid's Antonio Rudiger celebrates at the end of the Champions League quarterfinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Shopland, File)


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MADRID — Real Madrid says central defender Antonio Rüdiger has been diagnosed with a leg muscle injury sustained in a Spanish league game on Saturday. Rüdiger has "an injury to the biceps femoris" in his right leg. The 31-year-old German player had to be substituted in the 15th minute of Madrid's 1-0 loss at Espanyol. Madrid did not give a timetable for Rüdiger's return. Spanish media said he is expected to be out for two to three weeks.

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