• Defender out ‘for a few months’ with ruptured ACL
• Carvajal hurt late on in 2-0 victory over Villarreal

Real Madrid’s Dani Carvajal will undergo surgery after rupturing two knee ligaments and a tendon in Saturday’s 2-0 win over Villarreal, the player confirmed on Sunday.

The defender was stretchered off in stoppage time after injuring his right knee during a duel with the Villarreal midfielder Yeremy Pino. “Serious cruciate ligament injury confirmed, I’ll have to undergo surgery and be off the field for a few months,” Carvajal said on Sunday morning.