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Real Madrid Confirm Hamstring Injury to Alexander-Arnold, With 6-8 Week Layoff Reported

The diagnosis forces Xabi Alonso to reshuffle at right-back during a congested run of league and European fixtures.

Overview

  • An official club report says Trent Alexander-Arnold has a left biceps femoris muscle lesion.
  • Alexander-Arnold was forced off after about five minutes in the 2-1 Champions League win over Marseille and was replaced by Dani Carvajal, who was later sent off in the 72nd minute.
  • Press reporting estimates a six-to-eight-week absence, which would likely rule him out of the Atletico derby on September 27, the October 22 match against Juventus, and the October 26 Clasico.
  • Outlets outline provisional return windows that include Valencia on November 1-2, a Champions League trip to Anfield on November 4, or after the mid-November international break against Elche, pending medical assessments.
  • The club indicates further updates will follow, with the immediate selection squeeze at right-back heightened by Carvajal’s red card.