Real Madrid’s Lucas Vazquez out of first leg against Manchester City
The midfielder, who has been operating at right-back, has a hamstring injury.
Lucas Vazquez has been ruled out of Real Madrid’s Champions League play-off first leg away to Manchester City with a hamstring injury.
Madrid announced the Spain international has an issue with his left hamstring and will not travel to Manchester for Tuesday’s first leg of the play-off tie.
“Following tests carried out on Lucas Vazquez today by the Real Madrid medical services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in his left hamstring meaning he will not be in the squad to travel to Manchester,” a statement said. “His recovery will be assessed.”
Vazquez was forced off in the 81st minute of Saturday’s 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid, with Federico Valverde being asked to drop back from midfield to fill in on the right side of defence.
Madrid’s back line is already without Antonio Rudiger, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao and David Alaba.
