{"id":18925,"date":"2021-04-06T14:12:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=18925"},"modified":"2021-04-06T14:12:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-06T14:12:20","slug":"ucl-varane-to-miss-liverpool-tie-after-positive-covid-19-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=18925","title":{"rendered":"UCL: Varane to miss Liverpool tie after positive Covid-19 test"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss Tuesday\u2019s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool after testing positive for coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 13-times European champions will be without both first-choice central defenders for the game against Liverpool with Sergio Ramos already sidelined due to a calf injury he sustained on international duty with Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pair will probably also both miss the second leg at Anfield on next Wednesday, April 14, with Varane now having to undergo a period of self-isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zinedine Zidane is set to field Spaniard Nacho Fernandez alongside Brazilian Eder Militao at the heart of his defence in the first leg, which is a repeat of the 2018 Champions League final which Real won 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zidane hinted over the weekend that Eden Hazard could be fit after a hip injury but the former Chelsea man was not named in the Spaniards\u2019 squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss Tuesday\u2019s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool after testing positive for coronavirus. 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