Real Madrid defender Eder Militão tears ACL and needs surgery

Real Madrid's players pose for the team photograph before the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

Real Madrid's players pose for the team photograph before the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)


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MADRID — Real Madrid defender Éder Militão has torn the ACL in his right leg in the 4-0 win over Osasuna in La Liga. Militão crumbled to the ground in the rival's area and held the back of his right knee. The club said he will need to undergo surgery. Militão missed most of last season after he tore his left ACL in the season opener. Rodgryo and Lucas Vázquez also sustained apparent minor injuries in the first half.

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