Real Madrid announces Bellingham’s injury diagnosis.. and the duration of his absence

Bellingham’s ankle problem that caused him to retire against Girona will have the Englishman being out for longer than expected.

Madrid’s idea is to arrive fully recovered for the second leg against Leipzig (March 6). “After the tests carried out today by the Real Madrid Medical Services, our player Jude Bellingham has been diagnosed with a high-grade sprain in his left ankle. Progress is pending,” reads the medical report.

The tests to which the Real Madrid midfielder has been subjected have discovered that the problem has been very close to being major. Because the same injury suffered by Vinicius against Ajax in 2019 and which kept the Brazilian out for seven weeks has almost been repeated. An injury that Casemiro also experienced.

Bellingham was injured after a challenge by Pablo Torre on the touchline around the hour mark. After being treated, he returned to play, but ended up falling to the ground and demanding change. At that time, he scored 3-0 after coming from behind to finish off a great action by Vinicius. He left the Bernabéu acclaimed .

Now the goal is for Jude to be ready for the second leg against Leipzig. Along the way, the first leg and the matches against Rayo (Vallecas) and Sevilla (Bernabéu) will surely be lost. If everything goes very well, he could be there to play at Mestalla, but that is not the objective.

Source: Marca