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Albiol out with fractured cheekbone

The Real Madrid centre-back had a scan that confirmed the fracture and has left the national team's training camp, Real said in a statement on their website.

The Spanish club did not say how long he might be sidelined.

Midfielder Xabi Alonso, Albiol's Real team-mate, trained normally in Sunday's evening session despite sustaining a gashed shin in Friday's 2-0 win against Czech Republic.

"Alonso trained without any apparent discomfort and said he felt fine, although he was wearing a large bandage on his right leg," the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on its website.

Full-back Sergio Ramos, another Real player, trained apart from the rest of the squad after being substituted at half-time in Prague as a precaution but should be back with his team mates for Monday's session in Alicante, the RFEF added.