Real Madrid dealt blow in LaLiga title tilt after captain Sergio Ramos is diagnosed with hamstring tendonitis as 35-year-old defender suffers another setback having just returned to the team against Chelsea
- Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has suffered another injury setback
- Club announced defender has tendonitis in a hamstring muscle in left leg
- Ramos, 35, had only just returned to the team against Chelsea in midweek
- He has played only 21 games all season because of various injury issues
Real Madrid have been dealt a blow in their efforts to retain the LaLiga title after captain Sergio Ramos was diagnosed with tendonitis in his hamstring.
The defender only returned to the team for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final, second leg defeat to Chelsea but now looks set for another spell on the sidelines.
Real host Sevilla on Sunday evening as they attempt to reel in Atletico Madrid at the top of LaLiga.
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has been diagnosed with hamstring tendonitis
It is just the latest injury setback for the veteran Real Madrid defender this season
Atletico have a two-point advantage entering the weekend’s fixtures but they travel to third-placed Barcelona on Saturday afternoon with the outcome pivotal to the title outcome.
Ramos, 35, has been plagued by various injury issues this season and has featured in just 21 matches for Real. He also missed three matches after contracting Covid-19.
A club statement revealed his latest setback: ‘Following the tests carried out by Sergio Ramos by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with tendonitis in the semi-membranous muscle of his left hamstring. His recovery will continue to be assessed.’
Ramos had only just returned to the Real team for the midweek defeat to Chelsea
A yellow card compounded a miserable night for Ramos as Real crashed out of Europe
Ramos was powerless to prevent Real losing 2-0 to Chelsea in last Wednesday’s second leg at Stamford Bridge, going down 3-1 on aggregate.
The injury comes at a time when his Real Madrid future is up in the air, with his present contract due to expire at the end of June.
Reports in Spain last week suggested that Ramos was willing to take a pay cut to secure a two-year contract extension but has so far only been offered a one-year deal.
