Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Sunday, September 28, 2025, 13:18 / Updated Sunday, September 28, 2025 13:18
Dani Carvajal, the right defender of Real Madrid, suffered a muscle break in confrontation with Atletico Madrid (2-5).
Suddenly, after 6 consecutive victories, Real Madrid gave the alarm. He pulled her athletic, 5-2 in the Saturday derby, but also the injury of Dani Carvajal.
This is how Dani Carvajal's right foot looks after injury / photo: Imago
Returning to the field after the break of cross ligaments suffered last year, the Spanish international has now suffered a break at the right soleus – announces the Madrilene Marc and AS.
The club considers a break of four to 5 weeks, which means it will lose several important parties. If it will be only 4 weeks outside the field, he will miss the matches with Villarreal, those from the national of Spain, as well as the duels with Getafe and Juventus.
Dani Carvajal is uncertain for El Clasico from October 26
If there will be 5 weeks, Carvajal will tell the first duel with Barcelona in this season, scheduled on October 26, it is worse that coach Xabi Alonso will have to be improved as a defender-right, as Trent Alexander-Arnold is injured. The English defender has an even longer recovery period: 6-8 weeks!
After the failure with Atletico, Xabi Alonso was visibly marked by failure, but especially by the lack of reaction of his team. “There is no excuses. We are hurt, like fans. It was a derby and it is a deserved defeat. We were not at stake … not even at stake, we lacked a little avail … the defeat hurts,” commented Real Madrid's coach.
Xabi Alonso: “What happened has no connection with arbitration”
He refused to seek any guilt to the referee, as he used to, so many times, the club's television station, Real Madrid TV: “There is no guilt. What happened today was independent of arbitration, of any decision. It was a deserved defeat.
We lacked the fluidity with the ball and, without it, we were very weak in duels. Sometimes we could not regain possession in the opponent half. They attracted us and played quickly from long passes. And then, they pushed us and we couldn't even win the first duel … nor the second to progress. A bad match, overall. A deserved defeat, which we will not forget. “
