Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos will be sidelined for about three weeks because of a muscle injury.
The club says tests on Monday showed Kroos sustained a tear of the adductor muscle in his left leg on Sunday in the home loss to Real Sociedad.
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The German player had to be replaced late in the game at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
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Kroos was added to an injury list that already includes Gareth Bale, Marco Asensio and Mariano Diaz.
Madrid dropped to fifth place in the Spanish league with the 2-0 defeat to Real Sociedad.
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