MADRID – Sergio Ramos tested positive for COVID-19, Real Madrid reported, and while he is okay he will have to remain isolated at home to follow the protocols set by LaLiga and the Spanish government.
“Real Madrid CF communicates that our player Sergio Ramos has given a positive result in the last COVID-19 test conducted,” the club said in an official statement Tuesday morning.
The setback for the captain is in the middle of the rehabilitation process of the muscle tear in his left calf that forced him to miss the last two wins over Barcelona and Liverpool.
Ramos would also not play the Champions League quarter-finals return match against Jürgen Klopp’s team, but several sources admit to ESPN that the coronavirus could delay his return to the field for several days.
In this way, it is still unknown whether it could make it to the hypothetical Champions League semi-finals to be played in the last week of April.
The intention of the exchange is to get that agreement restored, but it is not completely clear yet. First, Real Madrid will have to take advantage of the 3 to 1 achieved in the first leg of the quarter-finals against Liverpool next Wednesday (Anfield, 9:00 PM CET) to advance to the next round.
Meanwhile, as ESPN has reported, Ramos and Real Madrid continue to make no progress in negotiations to renew their pledge. While the club offers one year, Ramos wants two. No immediate news is expected, other than a sudden change in the dynamics of the conversations.
Zinedine Zidane will also not be able to rely on Raphael Varane for the appointment against the English, as the French center-back also continues to recover from the corona virus. In addition, Lucas Vázquez, Eden Hazard and Dani Carvajal are still out due to injury.