Sergio Ramos sits out Real Madrid trip to APOEL

Dom Farrell

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Real Madrid will travel for Tuesday's Champions League match at APOEL without Sergio Ramos after their captain suffered a broken nose during the Madrid derby.

Ramos' injury was confirmed after Saturday's goalless draw against Atletico at the Wanda Metropolitano.

Real 4/5 to beat Apoel to nil

Although Madrid or boss Zinedine Zidane did not disclose how long they expected Ramos to be absent, the 31-year-old did not feature in the European champions' 20-man travelling party for the game in Cyprus.

Once again, there was no place for Gareth Bale or Keylor Navas.

Bale is recovering from his latest injury setback, a groin strain suffered earlier this month, while Costa Rica goalkeeper Navas is back in training following an abductor tear but not yet deemed ready for action.

Madrid are looking for a return to winning ways in the Champions League after taking a solitary point from back-to-back encounters with Tottenham in Group H, although a draw would be enough to seal a place in the knockout stages in the event of Borussia Dortmund failing to beat Spurs at Signal Iduna Park.

Zidane's men have only won one of their past four games in all competitions.

Dom Farrell

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Dom is the senior content producer for Sporting News UK. He previously worked as fan brands editor for Manchester City at Reach Plc. Prior to that, he built more than a decade of experience in the sports journalism industry, primarily for the Stats Perform and Press Association news agencies. Dom has covered major football events on location, including the entirety of Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup in Paris and St Petersburg respectively, along with numerous high-profile Premier League, Champions League and England international matches. Cricket and boxing are his other major sporting passions and he has covered the likes of Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Gennadiy Golovkin and Vasyl Lomachenko live from ringside.