Real Madrid injury list: Possible return date for injured La Liga players including Vinicius, David Alaba
Real Madrid, as Spain and Europe's most successful club, aim for more silverware each and every season, regardless of the adversity they face.
Yet this season they have faced more adversity than expected as a number of players have suffered significant injuries, giving Carlo Ancelotti selection headaches as he picks his starting lineups each match.
A raft of ACL injuries have put pressure on the squad, with key players Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and David Alaba all succumbing to injury of late. Meanwhile, star forward Vinicius Jr has spent weeks on the sideline with a complicated hamstring issue, and Eduardo Camavinga suffered a knee injury while on international duty with France.
The Sporting News details all the known details about each player's injury, as well as the latest on a possible return date for each individual as much as is known, given long-term injuries are difficult to predict early in the process.
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International duty can be the bane of a club manager's existence, and that was the case for Ancelotti as he watched Vinicius Jr go down with a hamstring tear on November 16 during Brazil's defeat to Colombia.
Initially thought to be just a six-week layoff, Vinicius saw his return pushed back thanks to “distal tendon involvement” which compounded his recovery. The Athletic reported that Vinicius believed he would be forced to miss up to two months, but now he is expected to return in mid-January – potentially as soon as the Spanish Super Cup, which begins on January 10. La Liga matches against Almeria and Las Palmas in late January could be more realistic landing spots if that date proves a little too soon.
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