Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni has been diagnosed with a hamstring injury just two days after Los Blancos’ defeat at Anfield, the club confirmed.
Tchouaméni played every second of Real Madrid’s 1–0 loss to Liverpool on Tuesday evening. In fact, the Frenchman has started all-but one of Los Blancos’ 15 matches across all competitions this season.
The heavy toll of minutes has seemingly caught up with Tchouaméni. The Spanish giants announced the 25-year-old has suffered an “injury to the semitendinosus muscle in his left thigh.”
Although the club did not specify a recovery timeline, report the midfielder will be sidelined for three weeks, ruling him out of international duty with France later this month.
Tchouaméni has been an unsung hero for Real Madrid in 2025–26 so far. The former Monaco star, who was stuck filling in at center back for almost all of last season, has returned to midfield and is playing his best football under the leadership of Xabi Alonso.
Without Tchouaméni available, though, the Spanish boss will rely on Eduardo Camavinga to start in place of his fellow countryman. Alonso will also be relieved to have Trent Alexander-Arnold back available on the right flank to free Federico Valverde up for a return to the midfield.
