“I’ll be gone for a few months, but I’ll be back like a beast.”

Real Madrid beat Villarreal 2-0 last night on day nine of the EA Sports La Liga at the Santiago Bernabeu to move level with top-of-the-table Barcelona, ​​albeit with one game more , thanks to two shots from outside. from the area of ​​Fede Valverde and Vinicius, where the Submarino sank. Carlo Ancelotti’s side continue to search for their best version, but they still have enough talent to decide games, even if they stand out with their performances. Villarreal, who were aiming to overtake the Whites in the table, had no such punch despite their chances and Madrid ended last week’s slump on the evening, which was ultimately bittersweet due to Dani Carvajal’s injury. And seeing the painful image from the side, the result was already minimal.

Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid’s right-back, left the Santiago Bernabeu pitch in the final minutes of the match against Villarreal on a stretcher, in tears and in obvious pain after an action in which everything pointed to him being seriously injured . right knee injury.

Carvajal tried to hit the ball in a duel with Eremi Pino, but failed to hit itand as soon as he fell to the ground, he placed his hands on his right knee.

His teammates quickly called medical services, alerted to the possible severity of the injury, and Carvajal left the field in second-half stoppage time on a stretcher, crying and covering his face with his shirt.

Everyone feared the worst and After 2:30 a.m., the player himself published on his social networks something that no one wanted to read: He tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee and will have to undergo surgery.

“A serious cruciate ligament injury has been confirmed and I will have to undergo surgery and be off the playing field for several months. “I’m already looking forward to starting my recovery and returning like a beast,” the footballer began to write.

The Ballon d’Or candidate defender concluded his post by thanking him for the support he has received.: “Thank you all so much for your messages, I feel very loved.”