Pepe to miss Madrid derby

Pepe will miss the Madrid derby between Real and Atletico on October 4 after being ruled out for two weeks with a muscle injury.

Despite Rafa Benitez’s hopes that the defender was in contention for Saturday’s match against Malaga, Los Blancos’ worst fears have been realised after the player was unable to train on Friday.

Subsequently, a medical report released by the club on their official website confirmed “a muscular injury in his left leg”, suffered at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday.

Pepe will now miss Madrid’s next three games against Malaga, Malmo and Atleti, while centre-back partner Sergio Ramos is also set to miss the visit of the former.

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