Marca: Arnold cannot catch up with the national derby, whether he can play in his old club Liverpool depends on the recovery situation

Real Madrid officially announced that Arnold's left leg muscle injury. According to the "Marca" report, he will miss the national derby and may also miss the game against his old club Liverpool.

Arnold was injured in the opening stage of the first round of the Champions League and will be out for six to eight weeks. Although he stayed in Madrid during international match day without obvious signs of fatigue, he felt a sting of biceps in the left leg without confrontation in the third minute of the game and had to be replaced by Carvajal. It was a major blow for the Englishman who has not yet been able to show his best form and will now be out of the game until at least November due to this serious injury.

Arnold's career has not been troubled by many injuries. He has missed only 55 games due to injury since the 2018/19 season and has not had any serious muscle problems before. He missed two games in February of this year due to thigh problems, but never suffered such lacerations as he suffered at Real Madrid this time. In the 2023/24 season, he missed 16 games due to a torn lateral ligament of his knee, which was the worst injury of his career. Now, he will miss at least 10 games.

According to schedule analysis, it is almost impossible for Arnold to catch up with the national derby on October 26 (versus Barcelona), and whether he can play in the game to return to Anfield on November 4 is still unknown. If the recovery goes well, it will be the seventh week after his injury, so it has not been ruled out completely, but it depends on his recovery.

Real Madrid will not risk Arnold's comeback. He just joined Liverpool this summer and is still in the adaptation stage. For a player who had previously only played for Liverpool and now left his hometown for the first time, it was not easy to adapt to life in the new team and the city.

After Arnold was diagnosed with a long-term injury, Real Madrid is now paying close attention to the ban on the Champions League that Carvajal will face. All signs indicate that he will miss the next two Champions League games, which means that Xavi Alonso will have to "think" when facing Kylat and Juventus.

In the match against Marseille, Alonso sent Asensio in the final stage, but he did not rule out his attempt at a new tactic of three central defenders. At the post-match press conference, he said: "We need to use our imagination."

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