[p]Left-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendy-ferland/KnytnSKl/"]Mendy[/a] was replaced after just 14 minutes of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/espanyol-QFfPdh1J/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=tp9sPrLs"]Sunday's 2-0 win over Espanyol[/a], which delayed Barcelona winning the LaLiga title.[/p][p]The France international will undergo surgery in the coming hours after suffering his 16th injury since joining [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Madrid[/a] from Lyon in 2019.[/p][p][b]"Following tests carried out today on our player Ferland Mendy... he has been diagnosed with a rectus femoris tendon injury in his right leg,"[/b] Madrid said in a statement.[/p][embed guid="8e3c1ebb-1ccc-4e11-b457-ec581dc8ac9c" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2051300059988295829" social-type="twitter" /][p]Mendy made his last [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/france/QkGeVG1n/"]France[/a] appearance in June 2024 and was unlikely to be in contention for a place in Didier Deschamps's World Cup squad.[/p]
Real Madrid full-back Mendy suffers another serious injury setback
Injury-plagued Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy has suffered a thigh injury, with Spanish media reporting on Monday that he will be sidelined for several months.
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