Kylian Mbappe was one of the standouts Real Madrid‘s victory FC Barcelona in Sunday’s El Clasico, marking his name on the scoresheet. However, the bad news was not long in coming The whites, as one of their key players has now suffered a major injury.
El Clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu ended Barcelona’s run of four consecutive wins in the 2024-2025 seasonsetting a new tone for the 2025-2026 campaign. Real Madrid are now top of La Liga with 27 points from ten games, but they have suffered another major blow within the squad.
Real Madrid have confirmed the right back Dani Carvajal will be sidelined due to a new injury to his right knee. The Spanish defender missed most of the 2024/25 season after suffering a cruciate ligament tear, and despite a careful recovery, Carvajal suffered an unexpected setback upon his return to the pitch.
The club released an update on their captain on Monday, detailing the severity of the issue and outlining next steps. “After tests carried out on our captain Dani Carvajal by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he was diagnosed with the presence of a loose body in his right knee joint. Carvajal will now undergo arthroscopy” the statement read.
Daniel Carvajal of Real Madrid.
Carvajal came on in the 72nd minute of El Clasico, replacing Federico Valverde, who appeared to have taken a blow. Having played just 443 minutes in eight matches (an average of 55 per match) in the 2025-2026 season, reports from Spanish media suggest that: Due to the nature of the injury, Mbappe could be without one of his captains for two to three months.
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Despite discomfort with the role, Federico Valverde was appointed by Xabi Alonso to play as right back due to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s injurywith Carvajal just fit enough to serve as a substitute. The Spanish defender played for 18 minutes with the score still 2-1, securing the victory, but he also became the center of controversy when the final whistle blew.
Since Lamine Yamal had stoked the tension before the match, Carvajal confronted the 18-year-old immediately after the match. seems to gesture that he “talks too much.” Soon after, Vinicius Junior, Thibaut Courtois and other Real Madrid players followed Carvajal’s example, with Yamal eventually being escorted to the dressing room as tempers flared.
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