Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy injured in Madrid's win over Espanyol
The defender felt a sharp pain early in the match, and preliminary checks suggest a significant tear that could rule him out for the season.
- Real Madrid CF defeated RCD Espanyol 2-0 at the RCDE Stadium on Sunday, May 3, 2026, securing a victory that kept the club's slim La Liga title hopes alive.
- Trailing league-leaders FC Barcelona by 14 points, Real Madrid needed the win to prevent the Catalans from clinching the La Liga title with four matches remaining.
- Forward Vinícius Júnior scored both goals in the 55th and 66th minutes, with Jude Bellingham and Gonzalo García providing the key assists for Madrid's decisive second-half performance.
- Defender Ferland Mendy suffered a significant right quadriceps tear 10 minutes into the match, feeling a sharp "pop" before collapsing to the turf during a defensive sprint.
- Already having missed 29 of 52 matches this season—56% of fixtures—Mendy is on track to spend nearly 150 days sidelined, likely ending his campaign after his fourth injury.
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Real Madrid's Mendy suffers fresh injury setback
May 5 : Real Madrid defender Ferland Mendy has suffered a muscular injury to his right quad, the club said on Monday, raising the prospect of another lengthy layoff for the Frenchman, who only returned in November after surgery on the same leg last year.Since joining Real Madrid in 2019, the left back has end
Mendy's estimated recovery time would be close to five months, so he wouldn't play the World Cup either.
Real Madrid's French star Ferland Mendy will need surgery after sustaining an injury in the league match against Espanyol.
New Gaul muscle injury that will try to reverse your nefarious tendency to get injured by going through the operating room. Courtois returns.
Touched Sunday in front of Espanyol Barcelona, the French left side Ferland Mendy suffers from an injury to the "femoral right muscle tendon of the right leg", which should leave him on the touch for several months.
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