Football Football Laporte out for a month, to miss City vs Madrid second leg Pep Guardiola confirmed on Friday he expects Aymeric Laporte to miss up to a month of action after pulling his hamstring against Real Madrid Ryan Benson MANCHESTER 28 February, 2020 19:38 IST Manchester City defender Aymeric Laporte - Getty Images Ryan Benson MANCHESTER 28 February, 2020 19:38 IST Aymeric Laporte is set to be out for three or four weeks with a hamstring strain, meaning he will miss the Champions League last-16 second leg against Real Madrid.French defender Laporte had to be replaced by Fernandinho 33 minutes into Wednesday's contest at the Santiago Bernabeu after appearing to suffer the injury in a collision with Karim Benzema.READ: Real Madrid 1-2 Man City: Jesus, De Bruyne seal stunning comeback for Guardiola's side City went on to win the match 2-1 and give themselves a significant advantage ahead of the second leg in Manchester on March 17, but Laporte is unlikely to be available for that clash.Speaking at a news conference on Friday ahead of Sunday's EFL Cup final against Aston Villa, Guardiola said: "It's a hamstring injury."Normally it is three weeks or a month [out of action]. We try to avoid it, but it has happened. It happens sometimes." Read more stories on Football. For more updates, follow Sportstar on :