Raphael
Varane is set to miss Real Madrid's Champions League semi-final second leg
at Chelsea on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old centre-back sustained an injury to his right abductor during
Real's 2-0 win over Osasuna on Saturday.
He was forced off the field at half-time and now looks likely to miss the
tie at Stamford Bridge.
Real will also be without Dani Carvajal due to the hamstring injury he
suffered during the first leg last week, with the right-back set to miss the
rest of the season.
Zinedine Zidane could also be without Federico Valverde, who has not played
since the 0-0 draw at Liverpool on April 14 after being diagnosed with
coronavirus.
However, Real could replace Varane with captain Sergio Ramos after he
returned to training at the end of last week. The 35-year-old defender has
not featured since playing for Spain at the end of March.
Marcelo is also set to be available for the Spanish side, despite being
selected to work in a polling station during regional elections in Madrid on
Tuesday.
Real drew 1-1 with Chelsea in the first leg in Madrid, meaning they must
better that score in west London on Wednesday if they are to reach their
first final since 2018.
Raiola: I think Real Madrid can afford
Haaland
Mino Raiola says Real Madrid will be able to afford to sign Erling Haaland
this summer, despite the Spanish champions' financial issues.
Real reported a debt of €354.3m (£307m) in the financial year to last June
with finances having been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
While Haaland has a reported £66m release clause in his contract that comes
into effect next summer, Raiola and his father, Alf Inge Haaland, held talks
with Barcelona and Real earlier this year.
The striker would be expected to fetch over £100m for Borussia Dortmund if
they sold him this summer and, when asked whether Real could afford to buy
him, Raiola said: "I don't know if they can afford him, because I've haven't
studied their books. But I think they can.
"I think they all can. The question is different: can Madrid afford not to
buy Haaland? And Barca?"
"He [Haaland] needs to tell me when everything is clear and I can create a
menu for him, and put the things on his plate: we've got this, that and the
other.
"And at the moment we can't. What we know as of today is that Dortmund spoke
extremely solemnly to us and said, 'we are not selling him'. That's the
situation, definitely.
"That's what they've said. Now let's see if that desire is still there
through to the 1st of September."
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