Dani Ceballos could miss a month and a half of competition with Real Madrid

He had played three of Real Madrid ‘s five games this season. But until the 65 minutes he played this Sunday against Real Betis , Dani Ceballos had only played one in the Super Cup and five against Valladolid . A poor record for a midfielder who has never had a regular role in Carlo Ancelotti ‘s squad .

Thus, with Real Madrid’s midfield full of doubts and the arrival of a Betis team that had scored points in the last four of the five matches it had played with the white team, Ceballos finally became a starter.

However, despite the excitement of being in the starting eleven at the Bernabéu, the player from Utrera left the field in pain in the 65th minute and the medical tests of the white team have confirmed the worst. According to the medical report, the player has a grade III ligament sprain in his right ankle and is awaiting further development.

Valdebebas estimates that the midfielder from Seville will be out for approximately a month and a half. Ancelotti thus loses a good all-rounder for the midfield, where Camavinga and Bellingham are still injured.

He does so, moreover, in the face of a schedule that is expected to be very demanding at the end of September when the players will return to their clubs after the international break.

We are talking about six games in 15 days, in which the Champions League returns, Real Madrid will host Stuttgart and will have to travel to Lille, and will also have to play a derby against their eternal rivals at the Metropolitano. A marathon in which every available player is an advantage that allows for rotations to be made to face the rest of the demanding season.