Real Madrid duo Militao and Guler out for remainder of campaign with hamstring injuries

[p]According ‌to club sources, the pair are ‌expected to be sidelined for around four ‌weeks but should recover in time for ‌the World Cup, which kicks off in less than 50 days.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guler-arda/CUU9qDpb/"]Guler[/a]'s setback came in the final ‌training session before [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/betis-vJbTeCGP/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=lfKIYGgU"]Friday's meeting[/a] ⁠with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/betis/vJbTeCGP/"]Real Betis[/a]. ‌Muscle discomfort forced the Turkish midfielder to remain ​in the gym and skip group work, and subsequent tests diagnosed a ​muscle injury to the hamstring in his right leg.[/p][embed guid="ca9dea76-a4cf-4e8b-b55c-a027e23f8939" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2047269753551474962" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eder-militao/zX2Rm9YG/"]Militao[/a]'s injury was more immediate and more ⁠visible. The ​Brazilian defender felt a twinge in a challenge shortly before halftime in Tuesday's match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/alaves/hxt57t2q/"]Alaves[/a] and signalled straight away to be ‌replaced.[/p][p]While coach Alvaro Arbeloa initially struck an optimistic tone after the game, an MRI scan later revealed a muscle injury to the hamstring in Militao's left leg.[/p][p]It marks another setback for the Brazilian centreback, who has endured a succession of injuries in recent seasons, including ACL tears in back-to-back ‌years.[/p][p]With six games left, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] top ​the LaLiga standings on 82 points, nine ‌ahead of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real[/a] on 73. The sides meet in a Spanish Clasico at Camp Nou on May 10th, where Barcelona could seal the title for a second ⁠successive season ⁠with victory over ‌their old rivals.[/p]