Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane is all but certain to miss the matches against FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. The Frenchman had just made a return from another injury before going down again after just 11 minutes during Los Blancos’ eventual 3-0 win over Alaves.
Varane has a grade two tear to the back of his left thigh and is said to be out for at least 3 weeks.
There was genuine debate whether Varane would start El Clasico even when he was healthy considering Real Madrid have Pepe as an option to partner Sergio Ramos.