Key Real Madrid superstar expected to return vs Valencia – report | OneFootball

Real Madrid will be in action tomorrow night in the Copa del Rey as they host Real Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu in the semi-final second leg.

However, they are set to go into the game without a number of key players, one of whom happens to be goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.

Courtois expected to be back against Valencia

According to AS, Courtois will once again be unavailable for Real Madrid on Tuesday night and is expected to return to action at the weekend in the La Liga encounter against Valencia.

The Belgian international missed this past weekend’s league game against Leganes due to a muscle overload that he picked up while on national team duty earlier this month.

It was initially expected that the 32-year-old would be ready for the Leganes game itself, but he did not train with the team for the entire last week. The former Chelsea ace was not part of the training session today either.

Courtois likely to return vs Valencia. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)

Courtois, even if fit, would have been rested for the cup tie, with Andriy Lunin being the preferred option in goal so far in Copa del Rey.

So, the 32-year-old has received more time to rest and recuperate so that he can be fully fit and ready when Real Madrid take on Valencia at the weekend.

Apart from Courtois, Real Madrid will also be without Dani Ceballos, Ferland Mendy, Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao for the semi-final.

Ceballos and Mendy are still recovering but could be ready for the Champions League tie against Arsenal, as confirmed by Carlo Ancelotti earlier today.

Meanwhile, Militao and Carvajal are progressing in their rehabilitation, though their return date is uncertain, with both eyeing a comeback in time for the Club World Cup in the United States