According to reports that were published within the past couple days, Real Madrid initially misdiagnosed the knee injury to Kylian Mbappe. It wasn’t just a sprain after all. The actual injury was a partial tear in the posterior ligament, which was for was more serious than they had first suspected. That is all behind us now, however, as Mbappe joined up with the rest of his France teammates for this FIFA window. So with Mbappe, and also Jude Bellingham, now back in activity, let’s look at the rest of the Madrid injury list: Thibaut Courtois, Raul Asencio, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos, Rodrygo and Eder Militao.
Thibaut Courtois
The Belgian shotstopper suffered a thigh injury in the UCL win over Manchester City. It’s a pretty substantial injury, with the club statement reading in part that Courtois “has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the rectus femoris of his right quadriceps.”
He might not return until May.
Expected Return Date: El Clasico at the Camp Nou, on May 10; perhaps a game or two sooner.
Raul Asencio
After recovering form a cervical strain and returning to action, he’s now dealing with calf problems.
Expected Return Date: Hard to say for sure, but maybe the visit to Mallorca on April 4
🚨⚠️ Raúl Asencio suffers muscle discomfort and will miss Real Madrid game against Elche. pic.twitter.com/DNswoj62Qf
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) March 14, 2026
Ferland Mendy
He missed out last time, due to an unspecified muscular injury. Initially they said that his injury “doesn’t look good,” but it can’t be all that bad, because he returned to individual training today. He could be fine for the next match.
Expected Return Date: visit to Mallorca on April 4
Dani Ceballos
Similar to Mendy, in that he returned to training today, partially, and he could be in line to feature in the next match.
Expected Return Date: visit to Mallorca on April 4
Rodrygo
Long ruled out for the season with a cruciate ligament tear.
Expected Return Date: next year
Eder Militao
He is expected to return once the March international break is over.
Expected Return Date: Mallorca April 4
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