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Real Madrid rocked by injury to goalkeeper Courtois

Real Madrid suffered a huge blow on the eve of the new La Liga season when goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training on Thursday.

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Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois poses during his presentation as new player of Real Madrid football team, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on August 9, 2018. Belgian international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will play the next six seasons at Real Madrid after confirming his transfer from Chelsea, while the white team has given the Croatian player Mateo Kovacic for a season to the English club. / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO
Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois poses during his presentation as the new player of the Real Madrid football team, at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on August 9, 2018. Belgian international goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will play the next six seasons at Real Madrid after confirming his transfer from Chelsea, while the white team has given the Croatian player Mateo Kovacic for a season to the English club. / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO

Real Madrid suffered a huge blow on the eve of the new La Liga season when mobile shop bet goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during training on Thursday.
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The 31-year-old Belgium international faces a card betting lengthy spell on the sidelines and will undergo surgery in the coming days, his club said.

“After the tests carried out on our player Thibaut Courtois, he has been diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee,” sports betting Madrid said in a statement.

The club did not specify how long Courtois will be out, Jackpot but reports in Spain suggest he will miss most of the season, if not all of it.
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Courtois suffered the injury during a morning training session and left in tears, according to Cadena Cope radio.

He will be replaced in the team by Ukraine’s Andriy Lunin, with Madrid due to play Athletic Bilbao on Saturday in their first game of the season.

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Courtois joined Madrid from Chelsea after the 2018 World Cup, bet predictions today helping the club to a pair of La Liga crowns and last year’s Champions League title.

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