Real Madrid defender Rafael Varane in a past La Liga action.
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Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane will miss tonight’s Champions League quarter-final first leg against Liverpool after testing positive for COVID-19.
Varane’s absence means that the 13-times European champions will be without both first- choice central defenders for the game against 6-time champions Liverpool and probably the second leg at Anfield on April 14, as captain Sergio Ramos is also sidelined due to injury.
Zinedine Zidane is set to field Spaniard Nacho Fernandez alongside Brazilian Eder Militao at the heart of his defence in the first leg, a repeat of the 2018 Champions League final which Real won 3-1.