Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois to miss Champions League quarters with leg injury

[p][b]"Following ‌tests carried out today on ​our player [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/courtois-thibaut/MVExOq3n/"]Thibaut Courtois[/a] by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Real ​Madrid[/a]'s medical staff, he has been diagnosed with ⁠a ​muscle injury to the rectus femoris of his right quadriceps. His condition ‌is being monitored,"[/b] the club said in a statement on Thursday.[/p][p]The injury compounds Real Madrid's mounting fitness concerns, with key players [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mbappe-kylian/Wn6E2SED/"]Kylian Mbappe[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bellingham-jude/QNvlPm7s/"]Jude Bellingham[/a], Rodrygo ‌and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/eder-militao/zX2Rm9YG/"]Eder Militao[/a] ​already struggling with injuries.[/p][embed guid="d01c4212-468e-41cb-bde5-0c475e9d3ab5" url="https://x.com/theMadridZone/status/2034595463421169826" social-type="twitter" /][p]Ukraine ‌goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lunin-andriy/0S7ye9jr/"]Andriy Lunin[/a] will step into the breach, starting with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/atl-madrid-jaarqpLQ/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=tQIsOmIc"]Sunday's derby[/a] against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atl-madrid/jaarqpLQ/"]Atletico Madrid[/a] ⁠in ⁠LaLiga.[/p]