Militao set to miss season with damaged knee ligaments

MADRID, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid's Brazil international defender Eder Militao will miss the rest of the season after the club confirmed that the player ruptured his left cruciate ligament in Saturday's La Liga opener against Athletic Bilbao.

The club confirmed the news in a brief statement on their official website, which states: "Following tests carried out on our player Eder Militao, he has been diagnos