Overview
- Real Madrid have recorded nine injuries this early in the season, the same count as at this stage last year, and currently list six first‑team players in the treatment room.
- Eder Militao resumed group training on Monday, a visible step toward match fitness that the club will monitor closely before any return to competitive games.
- Rodrygo and Ferland Mendy have progressed to ball work at Valdebebas, with Rodrygo’s full return still projected around December–January and Mendy continuing staged reintegration.
- Kylian Mbappé avoided knee surgery after a posterior‑capsule hyperextension on international duty and has begun a 10–12 day recovery that could make him available for selection if he reaches full fitness.
- Manager José Mourinho must adapt tactics and selection for the October 10 Villarreal match and a congested schedule that includes Roma and the Camp Nou while the club prioritises cautious rehabilitation to avoid relapses after last season’s heavy injury toll of about 60 cases.