Real Madrid’s Pepe fractured two of his ribs; his 7th and 8th, during a clash following his side’s Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. The Portuguese who scored his side’s only goal of the game is now a doubt for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Bayern.
Madrid later confirmed the sad situation in a statement.
“After the examinations carried out today on Pepe at the Sanitas La Moraleja University Hospital, he has been diagnosed with fractures in seventh and eighth ribs on the left side,” the club said.