Atletico Madrid will be missing David Villa when they face Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg clash against Real Madrid as the club confirms that the striker has been ruled out the encounter through injury.
Villa suffered a hamstring strain in Atletico’s Sunday’s 4-0 win over Real Sociedad in the La Liga. This win lifts the Madrid side to the top of the table with a three points lead over rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid. David Villa was withdrawn from the game four minutes before the break, having opened the scoring at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.
Following examinations, the club confirmed that the former Barcelona forward sustained damage to his left hamstring.
“David Villa suffered an elongation/strain without rupture (grade I) (of the) bicep femoris muscle on the back of the left thigh,” the club stated on their official Twitter account.
Atletico have not set a timescale on Villa’s return to action, although he will likely miss Wednesday’s first leg clash with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Villa has 13 goals in all competitions since moving from the Spanish champions in July.
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