Real won 4-1 in the 17th round of Spain's La Liga in the 2023-24 season against Villarreal at Santiago Bernabeu, located in Madrid, Spain, at 5 a.m. on the 18th (Korea time). With this victory, Real added three points and moved to the top of the league, beating Girona.
Jude Bellingham's first goal scored in the 25th minute of the first half gave Real an early lead. In the 37th minute of the first half, Rodrigo scored an additional goal to secure victory. Real gave Jose Morales a comeback goal in the 9th minute of the second half, but Brachim Diaz scored consecutive goals in the 19th minute of the second half and Luka Modric in the 23rd minute of the second half, allowing them to have a big win at home.
For a moment, however, Real received the same news. David Alaba was injured in the 33rd minute of the first half. Alaba advanced and tried to press when the pass was headed to Gerard Moreno. At this time, Alaba ran to Moreno and his left knee was severely twisted.
Alaba immediately called the medical staff as if he had foreseen a serious injury. The medical staff's actions took place for a long time, and the Real players also looked at Alaba sadly. Eventually, Alaba couldn't stand up on his own, and was helped to the locker room. He couldn't even put his left foot on the ground.
As feared, Alaba's injury was serious. "Alaba underwent an examination and was diagnosed with a ruptured left anterior cruciate ligament. He will undergo surgery immediately," Real said on its official website after the match.
Three of Real's main players suffered an anterior cruciate ligament rupture this season alone. Even before the season started properly, Thibaut Courtois, the main goalkeeper, suffered a cruciate ligament rupture during training. So Real urgently brought Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan from Chelsea.
This was not the end of the hell with cruciate ligament injuries. In the opening game of the league against Athletic Bilbao, key center back Eder Militang suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament. At that time, he did not recruit center back as he judged that Antonio Rudiger and Alaba Che could run the season.
However, Alaba also suffered a cruciate ligament injury, putting Nacho Fernandez in a situation where he has to continue playing center back. He will have to spend the rest of the season as only two center backs. If the two players are abused, the risk of injury will naturally increase, and no one knows what kind of injury will come. 슬롯머신
For anterior cruciate ligament injury, many players cannot regain their past performance even after rehabilitation. Real lost three players with world-class skills at the same time in one season.