Real Madrid star set to miss France’s Round of 16 tie due to injury

Real Madrid star set to miss France’s Round of 16 tie due to injury Despite having the 2025-26 season as one of his best and most influential campaigns on the pitch, the Real Madrid midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni is not going through a very enviable moment. The end of the last season saw him involved in controversy, as he was one of the main characters in the dramatic dressing room fight , along with Federico Valverde. This episode made its way to the media and ended up costing the Frenchman quite a lot of money as the Merengue club fined both the players for their disciplinary misconduct. After the end of the season, the midfielder got to play in a changed environment, as he is participating in the World Cup 2026 with the French national team. However, even there he is facing some issues. These issues are mainly of physical nature. He previously had to miss the group stage game against Iraq, when Didier Deschamps decided to replace him with Manu Kone. Now, ahead of the Round of 16 game against Paraguay, the Real Madrid midfielder is again facing some physical problems. According to Diario AS , Tchouameni has suffered a recurrence of a thigh muscle injury, and is set to miss a week’s action because of this problem. This injury comes at a very delicate time for the Frenchman, as his country would be playing some crucial matches in the coming days. He is sure to miss the match against Paraguay, which is set to take place today, on Saturday, while his availability for a potential quarter-final match is also in doubt. There is no doubt that this would be a significant blow for the French side. Hopefully, Aurelien Tchouameni would be able to recover from this issue as soon as possible, and help his national team in the coming knock-out games, beginning with the one against Paraguay, and ultimately to World Cup glory this summer, along with his Real Madrid teammate, Kylian Mbappe.