Sergio Ramos Injury: Updates on Real Madrid Star's Calf and Return

Updates from Friday, Oct. 24

Sergio Ramos will start the Clasico on Saturday, Carlo Ancelotti confirmed in Friday's press conference.

Ahead of Real Madrid's showdown with Barcelona, Ancelotti stated the following:

Marca earlier reported that Ramos is back in full training:

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Sergio Ramos, who has been sidelined since the beginning of October with a calf injury, returned to full first-team training [Thursday] and is looking to start this Saturday's home game against Barcelona.

[...] The big news in training was the return of Sergio Ramos, who is back after training alone and working hard with the team's physios over the past few weeks.

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 21

Sergio Ramos has not travelled with the Real Madrid squad for their Champions League clash at Liverpool.

Nicholas Rigg of AS reports:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 20

Sergio Ramos will not be risked when Real Madrid travel to Liverpool on Wednesday, as the European champions opt to hold him back for the Clasico.

Ramos has a calf issue, and Marca reports:

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Sergio Ramos is well on the way to recovering from his calf injury, but will not make an appearance at Anfield, instead coming back for the Barcelona showdown.

No chances are being taken with the defender, which is why the decision was made to wait until 'El Clásico' for his return. 

[...] Ramos will rejoin the team in the coming days and, if all goes to plan, will be fit to line up next Saturday to face the 'Blaugranas'.

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Carlo Ancelotti earlier revealed Ramos would be assessed over the next few days, per Madrid's official website:

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We have a few days to evaluate the situation of Bale, Benzema, Varane, Ramos and all the players who had fitness issues in this game.

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 14

Sergio Ramos is a growing fitness doubt for Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Liverpool.

Jen Evelyn of Inside Spanish Football notes a report from AS:

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The club’s doctors don’t want to take risks with the Spaniard, and AS reports that if Ramos is not 100% fit for the match against Liverpool on October 22nd, he will not be rushed back. The club’s priority is to make sure that the defender is fit for El Clásico on October 25th.

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Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 8

Sergio Ramos is targeting Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Liverpool for his comeback from injury, according to Spanish outlet AS.

Ramos suffered a 4-0 humbling upon Madrid's last trip to Anfield, something he wishes to erase:

Updates from Monday, Oct. 6

AS passed along an update on Sergio Ramos' status for Spain's Euro 2016 qualifiers:

Earlier, Ramos confirmed he hoped to be fit to help Spain in their Euro 2016 qualifiers against Macedonia and Luxembourg, despite the recent calf problem picked up against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

Ramos tweeted a vague update and also spoke to reporters after Real Madrid's 5-0 humbling of Bilbao, reported by Reuters via Eurosport:

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I am optimistic about the medical tests. I want to be involved in everything with the national team.

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Original Text

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was forced off the pitch with a calf injury at half-time as Los Blancos thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-0 at the Bernabeu on Sunday.   

According to Marca, the injury was sustained in a challenge with Guillermo but the 28-year-old Spaniard seemed to suggest it was not a major problem:

Spain play Slovakia in a Euro 2016 qualifier Thursday, so Ramos' status will be worth monitoring.