sport news Thibaut Courtois pulls out of Belgium's squad for friendly against Germany due ... trends now Thibaut Courtois pulls out of Belgium's squad for upcoming friendly against Germany and returns to Real Madrid as a precaution after suffering an adductor injury Thibaut Courtois played the full 90 minutes against Sweden on Friday night But the goalkeeper suffered an adductor injury and has left international duty He has already missed eight games this season due to various injuries By Abdi Rashid For Mailonline Published: 15:18 BST, 26 March 2023 | Updated: 15:23 BST, 26 March 2023 Viewcomments Thibaut Courtois has pulled out of Belguim's squad for Tuesday's friendly against Germany after suffering an injury. The 30-year-old played the full 90 minutes in Friday's comfortable 3-0 win over Sweden in their opening Euro 2024 qualifier match. But he has been forced to withdraw as a precaution and return to Real Madrid after picking up an adductor injury. A statement released by the Belgium FA via Twitter read: 'Thibaut returned for precaution reasons back to Real Madrid due to a minor strain in the adductor.' The news will comes as a concern to Carlo Ancelotti's side, who have a busy schedule after the international break. Thibaut Courtois has pulled out of Belgium's squad for the upcoming friendly against Germany Courtois' injury will be a concern to Real Madrid, who have a busy schedule after the break The injury may see Courtois miss the Copa del Rey semi-final second-leg against Barcelona, who hold 1-0 advantage from the first-leg. Real Madrid also face Courtois' former club Chelsea in the semi-final of the Champions League on April 12. The goalkeeper has already missed eight matches through injury across all competitions this season, having suffered sciatica and a hamstring knock. Real Madrid will play Real Valladolid at the Bernabeu on April 2 after the international break. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility