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Real Madrid's strong centre-back Pepe has injured his left thigh in the drawn match against Almeria.
The Portugese defender was tackled hard in the middle of the field while he was "trying to rob the ball". The incident happened in the first half, although he wanted to continue Schuster did not want to take any risks and took him off.
Metzelder replaced him in the second half.
The latest reports suggest that the defender will recover quickly.
Written by Abhilash Manapatt
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