Injured Madrid defender Varane expected to miss Napoli trip


Football Soccer - France News Conference - France v Ivory Coast - Friendly soccer match - Stade Felix Bollaert, Lens, France - 14/11/16. France's Raphael Varane during a news conference. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid defender Raphael Varane is expected to miss the Champions League last 16 return leg at Napoli on March 7 because of a muscle injury.

The Spanish club said tests done on Friday showed that the France international has a "grade 2 injury" in his left thigh.

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