Real Madrid have confirmed James Rodriguez suffered a muscle strain in the warm-up prior to their 1-1 draw with Eibar on Sunday.
Rodriguez, 25, has found first team opportunities hard to come by since Zinedine Zidane’s arrival last season but was due make just his third start of the season at the weekend.
With Luka Modric and Casemiro both ruled out through injury, Rodriguez was handed the chance to impress but was replaced in the team by Mateo Kovacic just prior to the match after suffering a calf injury.
Of players to have made at least five La Liga appearances since the start of last season Rodriguez has required the fewest minutes per key pass (25.8 mins).
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