Official announcement! The core of Real Madrid s defense has been injured for 3 weeks, and only one central defender in the first team is fully healthy.

On November 19, Real Madrid officially announced Militao's medical report. The announcement read: "Today, after examination by the Real Madrid medical team, player Militao was diagnosed with an injury to the adductor longus muscle of his right leg. His recovery will continue to be monitored." Although Real Madrid's official statement did not specify the recovery time, according to Spanish media "AS", he will return from injury before the game against Manchester City on December 11. This also means that Militao will be injured for at least 3 weeks.

Militao started in Brazil's friendly match against Tunisia, but felt unwell shortly after the game started. However, Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti chose to keep him on the field until the 60th minute when he had to be replaced. The player was examined upon his return to the club and an adductor injury was confirmed. This means that he will miss Real Madrid's next four games, against Elche, Olympiakos, Girona and Athletic Bilbao, which is a major blow to Xabi Alonso and Real Madrid.

This season, Militao is the central defender Alonso relies on most, no one. He made 10 appearances and 9 starts in La Liga, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. With Militao's injury, Real Madrid's central defender position began to be in trouble. At the center back position, Real Madrid seems to have a rich reserve of talent, including veterans such as Rudiger and Alaba, as well as young players such as Hao Yisen and Asensio. But among these four, only Asensio is currently completely healthy, while the other three have physical problems.

Among them, Rudiger has been troubled by a thigh injury since early September and has not played in the game. However, he is already in the final stage of recuperating from injury and is expected to return in the next La Liga game. Huizen withdrew from the Spanish national team training due to muscle overload. Although he has no injuries, he must rest before he can participate in the league. And Alaba has not played two consecutive games for a long time. Asensio becomes the only fully fit centre-back in Real Madrid's first team.

In this season, Asensio is not reused by Alonso. In the first 12 rounds of La Liga games, he only played 7 games, including 3 starts, and only played 404 minutes. Next Monday in the 13th round of La Liga, Real Madrid will challenge Elche away. Alonso will most likely use the central defender combination of Hao Yisen and Alaba.