Kroos injury a blow to Madrid

Toni Kroos added a fresh blow to a depleted Real Madrid ahead of Sunday’s trip to on-form Real Sociedad on Sunday with the German the latest of a number of key players ruled out.

Kroos missed training on Saturday with a minor muscle problem and joins the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcelo and injured Karim Benzema, Mateo Kovacic and Jesus Vallejo on the sidelines. —