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Real Madrid suffer James Rodriguez injury blow

Mateo Kovacic was hurriedly squeezed into Zinedine Zidane's plans after the 25-year-old playmaker had to drop out due to a physical problem

Real Madrid were forced to change their starting XI before tackling Eibar in La Liga at the last moment as James Rodriguez suffered an injury in the warm-up.

The Colombia international, 25, was slated to start the fixture at Santiago Bernabeu until minutes before kick-off after he sustained an injury as he prepared for the game.

Goal has learned it is a leg problem the former Monaco player has sustained, though there is no indication yet as to its severity.