The 29-year-old picked up the knock in the club's 1-1 draw with Valencia at the weekend as Madrid started their league defence with a home point.
Tests revealed no lasting damage to the Portuguese, but he will not feature this week as he begins his recovery.
Pepe made 45 appearances for Madrid last season.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 11 | 29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 | Osasuna | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 21 |
| 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Real BetisBetis | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| 8 | Mallorca | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 16 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | GironaGirona | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 15 |
| 13 | Sevilla | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 15 |
| 14 | AlavesAlaves | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 13 |
| 15 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Leganes | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 |
| 17 | Getafe | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 18 | Espanyol | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 8 |
| 20 | Valencia | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 7 |
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