Rendezvous… with the misfortune he had Dani Carvajal. Her defender Real Madrid will undergo arthroscopy on the knee that was operated on in October 2024, “due to the presence of a free articular body” and will be out of action for a period of two to three months.
“After the tests carried out on our captain Dani Carvajal by the medical staff of Real Madrid, the presence of a free articular body in the right knee was diagnosed. The player will undergo an arthroscopy,” said the announcement of the Merengues.
The Spanish defender entered the match in the 72nd minute of Real – Barcelona (2-1) in place of Valverde, and did not seem to face any problem while he played. However, shortly after the end of the match he felt discomfort and, after reporting this to the team doctors, underwent tests on Monday morning (27.10.2025) which showed the new damage.
Real have not officially announced the recovery period, but estimates suggest a two to three month absence. A very serious blow, especially considering that the problem involves the same knee that he had surgery on on October 9, 2024, following a torn anterior cruciate ligament and instability in the outer part of the knee.
The 32-year-old defender was then out of action for nine months, only returning in the summer for the semi-finals of the Club World Cup. This year he had already missed almost a month due to a small muscle problem in his gastrocnemius, but his goal was to get back on track ahead of the 2026 World Cup.