Real Madrid jolted with injury blow as Dani Carvajal set to undergo ACL surgery

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal is set to be out for months after incurring an ACL injury. Carvajal updated his situation on social media and informed that he was set to have a surgery.

In Short

• Dani Carvajal is set to undergo surgery for cruciate ligament injury
• Injury occurred during Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Villarreal
• Carvajal will be out for several months, missing key matches

Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal confirmed he will undergo surgery after suffering a cruciate ligament injury in Saturday's 2-0 win over Villarreal in LaLiga. Carvajal, 32, was stretchered off in stoppage time after a duel with Villarreal midfielder Yeremy Pino caused him to sprain his right knee unnaturally.

The defender updated about his situation via social media and said that he would be off the field for the next few months. Carvajal is an integral part of Real Madrid and is even in the running for this year's Ballon D'Or.

"Serious cruciate ligament injury confirmed, I'll have to undergo surgery and be off the field for a few months," Carvajal said on Instagram as he posted his picture in an ambulance.

"Looking forward to starting the recovery process and coming back like an animal. Thank you all for your messages, I feel very loved," he added.

Real beat Villarreal 2-0 to bounce back after two games without a victory, having lost 1-0 at Lille in the Champions League on Wednesday and being held to a 1-1 draw at Atletico Madrid in their previous league game.

But the defending champions were dealt a blow in stoppage time when Carvajal's screams of pain were heard and the stadium went silent as the right-back needed to be carried away on a stretcher.

"It looks like a pretty serious knee injury, the dressing room is sad and worried," Ancelotti had said in a press conference.

"It's something that happens a lot of times because of the calendar and it's happened to a very important player for us."

Spain defender Carvajal, 32, got injured in a duel with Villarreal midfielder Yeremy Pino, when his right knee suffered an unnatural movement as the player stretched it upwards.

"He is a fundamental player for us because of his experience, seriousness," Ancelotti said.

"I've been talking to him and he's sad, but there's not much we can do. We are going to see the medical evaluation and think about him recovering. The doctor has told us that he has to do tests, but that it's a knee injury."