Carvajal hamstring injury puts his World Cup in peril
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Carvajal hamstring injury puts his World Cup in peril
Madrid May 27 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal looks likely to miss out on the World Cup after suffering a hamstring injury during the Champions League final.
Carvajal left the field in tears during the first half of Madrid s 3-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday before halftime and cut a desolate figure as he walked into the dressing room reports Xinhua news agency.
Early tests indicate that he has suffered a torn hamstring but until further tests are carried out the full extent of the injury won t be known.
However with just three weeks until Spain kick off their World Cup campaign against Portugal on June 15 Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has a difficult choice to make. Any tear will need around three weeks to heal and a serious one would need longer so he could be forced to call on Barca s Sergi Roberto as a replacement.
It is the second time in just two years that the defender has been injured just before a major championship.
Carvajal also suffered a muscle injury in the 2016 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid and as a result missed out on the 2016 European Championships in France.
Saturday s game also saw Liverpool s Egyptian international striker Mohamed Salah suffer a dislocated shoulder following a challenge from Madrid s Sergio Ramos which will probably mean he is almost certain to miss the World Cup.
--IANS gau/bg
Carvajal left the field in tears during the first half of Madrid s 3-1 win against Liverpool on Saturday before halftime and cut a desolate figure as he walked into the dressing room reports Xinhua news agency.
Early tests indicate that he has suffered a torn hamstring but until further tests are carried out the full extent of the injury won t be known.
However with just three weeks until Spain kick off their World Cup campaign against Portugal on June 15 Spain coach Julen Lopetegui has a difficult choice to make. Any tear will need around three weeks to heal and a serious one would need longer so he could be forced to call on Barca s Sergi Roberto as a replacement.
It is the second time in just two years that the defender has been injured just before a major championship.
Carvajal also suffered a muscle injury in the 2016 Champions League final against Atletico Madrid and as a result missed out on the 2016 European Championships in France.
Saturday s game also saw Liverpool s Egyptian international striker Mohamed Salah suffer a dislocated shoulder following a challenge from Madrid s Sergio Ramos which will probably mean he is almost certain to miss the World Cup.
--IANS gau/bg
