The MRI that Dani Carvajal underwent on Friday morning confirmed his absence in the Madrid derby that Real Madrid will play on Sunday against Atlético de Madrid at the Civitas Metropolitano, due to a muscle injury that, according to EFE sources from the white club, will have the side out for around ten days.
Real Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti were waiting for the news and it has been confirmed in the medical tests that Carvajal has undergone. Although from the first moment of the injury, after the LaLiga match against Real Sociedad on Sunday, September 17, it was ruled out that the muscle tear was of a significant degree, the MRI confirms a minor injury that forces the Madrid defender to stop .
Carvajal already missed Real Madrid’s Champions League debut against Union Berlin and is out of the Metropolitano derby and the league match against UD Las Palmas. The player’s goal is to return on September 30 during the visit to Girona.
Real Madrid has not issued a medical report nor has it communicated the area of ??Carvajal’s injury, who had reduced the number of muscle injuries thanks to a change in his diet last year. His last period of absence was last January 2023, which began with muscle discomfort that made him miss the debut in the Copa del Rey and a League match, before playing in the Spanish Super Cup and suffering a muscle injury after the final against the Barcelona.
Carlo Ancelotti adds the loss of Carvajal to a defense in which he already lost the Brazilian Eder Militao for most of the season and will have to look for solutions at right back. His first bet in the Champions League was Lucas Vázquez, who is fighting with Nacho Fernández for the title in the Madrid derby.
