Pepe had to leave the game against Atlético after scoring the opening goal for Los Blancos due to a clash with team-mate Toni Kroos.

Zinedine Zidane will have to make miracles happen during the final stretch of the season, as two of the team's four center backs will be unavailable for their upcoming games.

Following today's 1-1 draw against Atlético Madrid, Los Blancos will have to deal with one more injury setback, as Pepe walked off the pitch with an apparent ribcage injury. After the player underwent a battery of tests, the club's medical staff revealed on its website that the player finished the game with two broken ribs.

Although the team refused to share the amount of time Pepe will be on the sidelines, this sort of injury takes up to a month to heal, which would leave Real Madrid with only Sergio Ramos and Nacho as the only natural center backs in the squad with crucial games to come.