football club: Real Madrid defender set to miss multiple games
Dean HuijsenIt's safe to say it has been a frustrating period of the season for Los Blancos. To begin, the team were defeated 1-0 by a completely out-of-sorts Liverpool side at Anfield.
The scoreline did not reflect the balance of the game either, with Thibaut Courtois once again saving the team from a heavy defeat.
That game was followed up by a 0-0 draw away to Rayo Vallecano, with the visitors having the better of the game and perhaps finding themselves unfortunate not to have come away from the game with more. Nevertheless, the international break would then surely come as a good time.
However, that has not proved to be the case. Upon the return of club football, Xabi Alonso's side could only draw 2-2 away to Elche, meaning the five-point gap on Barcelona had been reduced to just o...
