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"After the tests performed today on our player Raphael Varane, he has been diagnosed with a grade two muscle tear in the left hamstring," Madrid said in a statement.
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The club didn't specify how long the key centre-back might be out, but Spanish media reports suggest he will be sidelined for at least a month.
Varane returned from a month out with a similar problem in Sunday's 3-0 win over Alaves, but had to be replaced inside the first 10 minutes due to a recurrence of the injury.
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The French international will miss Atletico's visit to the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday as well as both legs of Real's Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich before Barcelona's visit to the Spanish capital on April 23.
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