The injury is likely to sideline the defender until the start of 2026 as the recovery process is expected to take around two months.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Following tests carried out on our captain Dani Carvajal by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with the presence of a loose body in his right knee joint,\" reported the Real Madrid official website, adding the defender would \"now undergo an arthroscopy surgery.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The new injury setback comes after the Spain international returned to action as a second half substitute against Barcelona after missing a month with a muscle injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
If the recovery timeline holds, Carvajal won\u2019t play again in 2025. He is expected to miss about ten matches, including seven in LaLiga and three in the Champions League.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 33-year-old missed nearly all the 2024-25 season with a torn knee ligament, only returning to the field at the start of the current campaign to compete with new arrival Trent Alexander-Arnold for the right back spot in Xabi Alonso's side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alexander-Arnold has also just returned from a muscle injury, with Alonso using Uruguayan midfielder Fede Valverde on the right of his side's defense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Real Madrid's El Clasico win over Barcelona at the Bernab\u00e9u saw Carvajal notch up his 200th LaLiga victory.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alexander-Arnold has also just returned from a muscle injury, with Alonso using Uruguayan midfielder Fede Valverde on the right of his side's defense.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Carvajal made his debut in this competition on August 18, 2013, with his first victory (2-1 against Betis). Since then, the team he has beaten most often in LaLiga is Real Sociedad (14).<\/p>\r\n\r\n