Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso has broken a metatarsal in his foot.
The Spain international suffered the injury in training this morning, delivering a blow to head coach Carlo Ancelotti.
Madrid announced in a statement on the club website: "The Real Madrid player, Xabi Alonso, has today suffered a fracture of his fifth metatarsal in his right foot according to the results of radiology tests he has undergone."
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