Soccer Football - Champions League - Juventus Training - Juventus Training Center, Turin, Italy - February 19, 2019 Juventus' Sami Khedira and team mates during training REUTERS/Massimo Pinca
MADRID (Reuters) - Juventus midfielder Sami Khedira did not travel with his side to their Champions League last-16 first leg at Atletico Madrid because medical tests revealed he had an irregular heartbeat, the Serie A leaders said on Tuesday.
"Sami Khedira remained in Turin for medical examinations, after which an electrophysiology study was carried out and he underwent treatment for atrial fibrillation," said the club's statement.
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