MADRID: Real Madrid’s Holland winger Arjen Robben and Argentina defender Gabriel Heinze returned from international duty with injuries, the Spanish champions said on Thursday.
Robben, who had just returned to action after joining Real from Chelsea for 36mil euros with an injury, will be out for up to five weeks with a torn muscle in his left thigh.
He will miss Real’s Champions League Group C matches at home to Olympiakos Piraeus next week, and away in Greece at the beginning of next month.
The 23-year-old will also be out for the Euro 2008 qualifier between Holland and Luxembourg next month.
Robben has only made two starts for Real in the league so far.
Heinze, another recent recruit, will be sidelined for up to three weeks with a torn groin muscle, and looks set to miss both Champions League games as well.
Coach Bernd Schuster has a few problems in defence with Pepe and Christoph Metzelder working to recover from injuries.
Italy centreback Fabio Cannavaro resumed training with the rest of the Real squad on Thursday after taking time out with a bruised knee. – Reuters
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