{"id":37185,"date":"2026-03-27T13:40:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:40:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=37185"},"modified":"2026-03-27T13:40:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:40:07","slug":"courtois-faces-six-week-spell-on-sidelines-with-thigh-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/courtois-faces-six-week-spell-on-sidelines-with-thigh-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtois Faces Six-Week Spell On Sidelines With Thigh Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the Belgian was forced off at half-time during Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City.<br \/>\nThe club confirmed Courtois, 33, has been diagnosed with a muscular injury to his right quadriceps, though no official return date has been given.<\/p>\n<p>However, Spanish sports daily AS reports the injury could keep him sidelined for around six weeks. If that timeline proves accurate, Courtois would miss both legs of Real Madrid&#8217;s Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on April 7th and April 15th, as well as a significant portion of the La Liga run-in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid are sweating over the fitness of goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois after the Belgian was forced off at half-time during Tuesday&#8217;s Champions League last-16 tie against Manchester City. The club confirmed Courtois, 33, has been diagnosed with a muscular injury to his right quadriceps, though no official return date has been given. However, Spanish sports daily AS reports the injury could keep him sidelined for around six weeks. 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