Overview
- Medical tests identified a muscle injury to the rectus anterior of Courtois’ right quadriceps, with recovery listed as pending evolution and widely reported at about six weeks.
- He felt discomfort in the warm-up at Manchester City and was replaced at halftime after initially being described as a precaution due to minor pain.
- Based on the timeline, he is set to miss the Madrid derby against Atlético this weekend and both Champions League quarterfinal legs against Bayern Munich on April 7 and 15.
- Belgium will be without their first-choice goalkeeper for March friendlies against the United States and Mexico, and analysts caution his World Cup readiness could be affected if match fitness lags.
- Andriy Lunin is expected to start for Real Madrid in the coming matches after previously deputizing effectively during Courtois’ earlier absences.