RAPHAEL VARANE has tested positive for coronavirus hours before Real Madrid face Liverpool.
The Los Blancos players were checked on Tuesday morning ahead of tonight’s clash.
And the club confirmed in a statement the result for their Frenchman.
He will now be forced to sit out of the first-leg quarter-final clash at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.
It also puts his availability to face Barcelona in a crunch El Clasico on Saturday night into major doubt.
Zinedine Zidane is without both of his first-choice centre-backs against the six-time champions.
Sergio Ramos was ruled out after picking up a calf injury during the international break.
That meant he could not continue his rivalry with the Reds and specifically Mo Salah following the 2018 Champions League final.
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