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Real Madrid will most likely not be strengthened by their mainstay defender, Pepe, in the BBVA League opening match against Sporting Gijon on 23 August. Pepe, 32 years old, got injured in pre-season when Real Madrid against Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup some time ago.
After the game, players from Portugal is experiencing serious problems in the leg muscles.
"A medical examination of the player (Pepe) in the hospital Universitario Sanitas La Moraleja has shown that he has a muscle injury in his right foot development will we watch closely," said the Real Madrid coach, Rafael Benitez told Four Four Two.
Actually, the absence of Pepe Benitez is not too make too worried. Madrid still has a few names that could be a tandem for Sergio Ramos in their defense.
In Los Glacticos squad, there is Raphael Varane and Nacho who could fill the position left by Pepe. However, in the absence of the Portuguese player, Madrid certainly lost one fighter-type player who did not hesitate to play hard in order to stop the opponent.