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Real Madrid star David Alaba suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s La Liga clash against Villarreal.

Alaba had to be helped off the pitch after twisting his left knee in the first half of Madrid’s La Liga clash with Villarreal. He was unable to put weight on the injured leg.

Alaba will undergo surgery in the coming days, and will miss the remainder of the season.

“After tests carried out on our player David Alaba, he’s been diagnosed with an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his left knee,” Madrid confirmed in a statement. “The player will undergo surgery in the next few days.”

“I haven’t spoken to [Alaba],” Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti said in his postmatch news conference. “It’s a shame, obviously. We’re very sad to lose another player. I’ve never seen three cruciate ligament injuries in four months. It’s incredible. But there’s nothing we can do.

“What the team has to do is what it’s done with all the injuries we’ve had, which is to hang on. We’ve done more than people thought we would. With all our problems, this team is battling, fighting, with extraordinary commitment.

“It’s the only way we can replace all the important players who’ve suffered injuries. We’ll see in the next few days if we can do something [in January].”