Real Madrid's plan to give Brazilian Rodrygo some extra playing time in the reserves backfired badly after the forward was sent off on Sunday following an overzealous celebration and is now suspended for next week's El Clasico against Barcelona.

Rodrygo, 18, has been playing for both Zinedine Zidane's first team and reserve side Castilla in the third tier of Spanish soccer and was involved in farcical scenes in Sunday's 2-0 win at home to San Sebastian de los Reyes.

The teenager scored...

Eden Hazard will miss Real Madrid's Champions League game against Manchester City and their El Clasico clash with Barcelona next weekend after suffering a right fibula fracture.

The forward limped off after he suffered the injury in the 67th minute of Madrid's 1-0 defeat to Levante in La Liga on Saturday -- a result that left them two points behind Barca ahead of their meeting on March 1.

"Following the tests carried out today on our player, Eden Hazard, he has been diagnosed with a fracture to...

Eden Hazard went off injured as Real Madrid were beaten 1-0 by Levante on Saturday to fall two points behind Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Madrid dominated the opening 45 minutes at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium without creating any clear chances. Eden Hazard missed their best opportunity when put through by Marcelo midway through the second half, but started limping shortly afterwards and thus was substituted.

Levante's Jose Luis Morales scored the only goal of the game with 11 minutes to...