- German Toni Kroos, Real Madrid midfielder who holds the La Liga title, suffers from an injury to the upper muscles of his left thigh, according to what the royal club indicated on Monday.

 - The club did not clarify the length of the former world champion's absence from the stadiums, but Spanish reports indicated his absence for about two weeks.

 - Kroos, 30, may miss two matches in the local league against Real Valladolid on Wednesday and Levante on Sunday, in addition to his country's international meetings.

 * Germany will play on Turkish soil in a friendly October 7, before heading to Ukraine on the tenth and then receiving Switzerland in the 13th in the European Nations League.

 * The midfielder had asked Sunday to leave before the break from the confrontation in which he narrowly beat Real Betis 3-2 in the Spanish League, noting that he fell in the first match by a negative draw at Real Sociedad.