Thibaut Courtois left training in tears after suffering an injury ahead of the LaLiga opening game against Athletic Bilbao.
The club confirmed through an official statement that the goalkeeper has suffered a broken anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
A ruptured ACL is a very difficult injury that often requires a very extended rehabilitation period. The player will have surgery in the coming days, and his rehabilitation period will start thereafter, Real Madrid revealed.
Recovery from an ACL tear might take six months to a year.
| LA LIGA | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | |||
| POS | TEAM | M | +/- | P |
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | 28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Club | 13 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Real Betis | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Mallorca | 13 | 0 | 18 |
| 10 | Girona | 13 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | Celta Vigo | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 13 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Leganes | 13 | -3 | 14 |
| 15 | Alaves | 13 | -8 | 13 |
| 16 | Las Palmas | 13 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Getafe | 13 | -3 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Valladolid | 13 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| POS | TEAM | M | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 2 | Sporting CP | 4 | 7 | 10 |
| 3 | Monaco | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | Stade Brestois 29 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 5 | Inter | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | Barcelona | 4 | 10 | 9 |
| 7 | Borussia Dortmund | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 9 | Atalanta | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Manchester City | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 11 | Juventus | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 | Arsenal | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 13 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Lille | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Celtic | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | -2 | 7 |
| 17 | Bayern München | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | Real Madrid | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 19 | Benfica | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 20 | AC Milan | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 21 | Feyenoord | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 22 | Club Brugge KV | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 23 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | -4 | 6 |
| 24 | PSV Eindhoven | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 25 | Paris Saint Germain | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| 26 | Sparta Praha | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 27 | VfB Stuttgart | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 28 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 29 | Girona | 4 | -4 | 3 |
| 30 | Red Bull Salzburg | 4 | -7 | 3 |
| 31 | Bologna | 4 | -5 | 1 |
| 32 | RB Leipzig | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 33 | Sturm Graz | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 34 | BSC Young Boys | 4 | -10 | 0 |
| 35 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 4 | -12 | 0 |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava | 4 | -13 | 0 |
| LA LIGA | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE | |
| R. Lewandowski | 14 Goals | Barcelona |
| Vinícius Júnior | 8 Goals | Real Madrid |
| Raphinha | 7 Goals | Barcelona |
| Ayoze Pérez | 7 Goals | Villarreal |
| A. Budimir | 6 Goals | Osasuna |
| Juninho | 6 Goals | Qarabag |
| J. David | 6 Goals | Lille |
| Raphinha | 5 Goals | Barcelona |
| S. Kulenović | 5 Goals | Dinamo Zagreb |
| R. Lewandowski | 5 Goals | Barcelona |
