- Tchouameni injured in Clasico
- Video blames Gavi for injury
- Tchouameni jumps to defend Gavi
WHAT HAPPENED? The video showed a challenge from Gavi to the French midfielder, who has now been ruled out for two months after suffering a stress fracture to the second metatarsal in his left foot. The video came from a challenge in the second half where Tchouameni blocked the Barca youngster. Tchouameni has now refuted the claims and revealed that his injury actually happened in the first half and that the fracture was not Gavi's fault.
THE BIGGER PICTURE: Tchouameni will now miss two months of action and will likely only return during the hectic festive fixtures in December. Until then, Carlo Ancelotti only has one outright defensive midfielder in Eduardo Camavinga.
WHAT NEXT? Madrid will now be in action when they take on Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, November 5.