Real Madrid, one of the biggest teams in Spain, gave Friday an update on when defensive star Antonio Rüdiger will be able to play again after being hurt.

Rüdiger, the defender, hasn’t played in any of Real’s last three games in any tournament.

The German player was quickly seen back on the green at Valdebebas in the days after being forced to leave early from Real Madrid’s La Liga match against Getafe at the beginning of the month.

On the other hand, it came as a bit of a surprise when it was confirmed that Rüdiger would be taking some time off.

After the tests that were done on our player Antonio Rüdiger by the Services Real Madrid doctors found that he has a muscle ιnjury in the vastus lateralis of his left thigh.

After that, the former Chelsea player won’t be able to play in Real’s game against Rayo Vallecano this Sunday.

When, though, can fans of the club expect to see their defensive rock back on the field?

A story from Diario AS says that kinds of injuries like the one Rüdiger got usually take about two weeks to heal.

Because of this, Carlo Ancelotti thinks he will be able to use the 30-year-old next weekend when Real Madrid plays Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu.