Dani carvajal he suffers the nightmare of muscle injuries again. The side left with discomfort from the League match against him Celtic on January 2 and, since then, he has not been able to return to the pitch. Three days before the duel against him Huesca, has returned to exercise apart from his teammates and is almost ruled out to play in The Alcoraz. If confirmed, it would be the sixteenth match lost through injury this season. A new and hard blow for Carvajal, who seemed recovered last week when he returned to training with the group.
This season is on track to be the worst in the winger's career as far as injuries are concerned. He has already equaled 2018-2019, when he also missed fifteen games, and he would overcome it if he does not finally travel to Huesca. From 2015-2016, lost 66 for different ailments. Without becoming one of those so-called crystal players, Carvajal has become an injury-prone footballer.
This is a very sensitive loss for Zidane, that does not have a warranty replacement for the side. Lucas Vazquez, the arrangement that the coach has used for the right-handed side of the defense, is also injured, while Odriozola, the only natural substitute, does not quite fit in. The donostiarra, marked by the defeat against him I raised after an error in the first goal received, he will have his third start in four games. A new opportunity to show that he has the level to play for Real Madrid.
On the horizon, the Champions League. Although Carvajal is close to recovery, the side is aware that, 20 days after the decisive cross against the Atalanta, a new relapse could leave it out. Therefore, neither he nor the coaching staff think to risk, a policy that they are following with all those injured at this stage of the season, knowing that saving the year is a feat in the highest continental competition.
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* Data updated as of February 3, 2021