Real Madrid receives bad news.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is out for two months with a hamstring tear, extending the injury crisis that means Xabi Alonso will enter the final months of the year with only half of his defense fit.

Trent Alexander-Arnold will be sidelined for two months due to a torn hamstring.

Real Madrid have fallen into a familiar pattern: winning on the pitch but losing in the medical room. Trent Alexander-Arnold, who had just begun to find his rhythm at San Mames against Athletic Bilbao in the 19th round of La Liga on the morning of December 4th, had to leave the field in the 55th minute, and an MRI confirmed the shocking news: a torn rectus femoris muscle, ruling him out for at least two months. A winter plan immediately collapsed.

Xabi Alonso has long lived without a true right-back. Dani Carvajal is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery and won't return until January, while Trent's recent form has been halted. Real Madrid therefore entered December without anyone fit enough to cover the right flank, a space any opponent could exploit.

Trent not only lost the game, he lost a crucial period of preparation. At San Mames, the former Liverpool star played his best game since arriving in Madrid: confident, alert, and providing the opening assist for Mbappe. But this was his second injury of the season, raising his total absences to an alarming level: if predictions are correct, Trent will be injured in 58% of the games since joining Real.

In that context, there was some consolation: Camavinga only suffered a minor ankle sprain and could return to face Manchester City. Rüdiger also had no serious problems. But that wasn't enough to mask the reality: 55% of Real's defense was sidelined with injuries, including Carvajal, Trent, Huijsen, Alaba, and Mendy.

Real Madrid will have to navigate December with a makeshift squad and a grueling schedule: the Super Cup, the Champions League, and the Copa del Rey. When a team loses both right-backs, the long-distance races are no longer a matter of tactics, but a battle for survival.

Trent will return in February. But will Real Madrid still be intact by then? This is the question that's keeping Xabi Alonso awake at night.

Source: https://znews.vn/real-madrid-nhan-tin-du-post1608533.html