Real Madrid's Rodriguez set for spell out with knee injury

FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - RCD Mallorca v Real Madrid - Iberostar Stadium, Palma, Spain - October 19, 2019 Real Madrid's James Rodriguez in action with Mallorca's Salva Sevilla REUTERS/Javier Barbancho

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid's Colombia midfielder James Rodriguez is likely to be out of action for the rest of the year after suffering a knee injury on international duty.

"After undergoing tests by Real Madrid's medical staff today, our player James Rodriguez has been diagnosed with a strained internal ligament in his left knee. Pending evolution," said a statement from Real.