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Chelsea handed boost as key Real Madrid defender ruled out of Champions League showdown

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Real Madrid will be without Raphael Varane for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Chelsea. The centre-half picked up a muscle injury in their 2-0 win over Osasuna at the weekend as the Frenchman was taken off in the first half.

And further tests revealed he will miss the crucial tie at Stamford Bridge as Los Blancos look to reach the final in Istanbul.

Chelsea have an away goal advantage following their 1-1 draw in Spain as Karim Benzema cancelled out Christian Pulisic's opener.

Varane isn't the only injury problem for Los Blancos either as it remains to be seen if Federico Valverde will return in time after his positive coronavirus test that kept him out of the first leg.

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