MADRID, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's 3-0 house gain against Betis on Saturday night has seen the team pay huge cost with regards to incidents ahead of their important Champions League semi-final link away to Borussia Dortmund this coming Wednesday. Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho relaxed some key players such as Gonzalo Higuain and Xabi Alonso for the game along with key defenders Pepe and Sergio Ramos, but will have looked on with frustration when left back Marcelo was completed of the game after significantly less than quarter-hour. The Brazilian, who was simply chief for the game, dropped badly when challenging Betis winger Joel Campbell and left the area on a to be replaced by small central defense Rafael Varene, another player Mourinho have been trying to rest for midweek. Post-match tests proved Marcelo has a torn muscle in his left leg and he'll be the following week probably for the return leg and unavailable for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final. It is regrettable for the defender, who has recently missed three months of the summer season as the consequence of a bone in his foot. The harm is given additional importance given that Fabio Coentrao, who has been first choice at left back in recent weeks, missed Saturday's game with muscle issues of their own and Mourinho may be required to play both Sergio Ramos or B-team leader Nacho Gonzalez, who performed on Saturday, against Borussia. Meanwhile Luka Modric will even miss out the visit to Dortmund after pulling up midway through the second half on Saturday with a hamstring issue. The Croatian left the frequency and was changed by Pepe, who presented midfield cover, and should also be looked at unlikely for the return leg, which can be performed on April 30, leaving Madrid's secretary coach Aitor Karanka, who again spoke in place of Mourinho, to lament the losses. "Marcelo was in lots of pain and although we thought it was only a anxiety for Modric, it now seems like it is more serious. It is the worst news of the game," he confessed. Things has been worse for Madrid as striker Karim Benzema did actually twist his ankle throughout the fit, while Diego Lopez also fought with a hip problem. Nevertheless, Karanka insisted that neither player was struggling with any such thing serious and said they would haven't any difficulties being fit for Wednesday evening. Elsewhere Rayo Vallecano striker Leo Baptistao has already established a surgical procedure on the neck injury he suffered during his side's 1-1 attract Mallorca on Friday evening and may skip the rest of the period. The young Brazilian is rumored to be on his method to Atletico.
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