Madrid: Rodrygo has been diagnosed with a muscular injury. He sustained the injury during Real Madrid's La Liga clash against Granada on Thursday.  Real Madrid on Friday confirmed that  Marco Asensio had replaced Rodrygo after the latter was stretchered off the field in the first half.

In a statement, the club said, "Following tests carried out on our player Rodrygo by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a muscular injury affecting the tendon in his right biceps femoris hamstring muscle." Real Madrid had secured a 2-0 win in the match. With this victory, Real Madrid had extended their winning streak to six in all competitions.

Talking about the game, Casemiro had scored the first goal of the match in the 57th minute before Karim Benzema doubled the lead in the dying minutes of the game. The club will now return to action on December 31 when they take on Elche. 

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