Real Madrid Suffer Carvajal Injury Blow
Real Madrid captain Dani Carvajal has suffered a calf injury and is expected to be out of action for weeks.
The Spanish defender limped off after an hour in Saturday’s 5-2 derby loss at Atletico Madrid in La Liga.
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He returned to action in July for the Club World Cup semi-finals after nine months out with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
Real Madrid announced on their website on Sunday that he has suffered a calf injury.
The statement read: “After the tests carried out today on our player Carvajal by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with an injury to the soleus muscle of his right leg.”
Fellow right back Trent Alexander-Arnold and centre back Antonio Rudiger are also injured, leaving manager Xabi Alonso short of options in defence.
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He is expected to be out of action for four weeks, ruling him out of the El Clasico against Barcelona in October.
Carvajal is also expected to miss Champions League games against Kairat and Juventus, and league clashes with Villarreal and Getafe, as well as Spain’s upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
