How Long Will Dani Ceballos Be Injured, Goodbye to Atlético De Madrid

The first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid has left several positive news items for Carlo Ancelotti's players. The hard-fought and slightly challenging victory at the Basque stadium eases the path to the final at La Cartuja Stadium but leaves a significant piece of bad news.

Because one of the best footballers available to the Reggiolo coach has now been injured: Dani Ceballos suffers a knee injury. The collision between two knees with Take Kubo during the final minutes of the match caused Utrera's '19' to leave without the possibility of finishing the game. 

These concerning news for Real Madrid were confirmed several hours after the match. The information about Dani Ceballos's injury made the verdict clear: injury to the biceps femoris of his right leg. According to Edu Aguirre, the player could be out for "three or four weeks".

Despite the initial forecasts, the journalist from 'El Chiringuito de Jugones' raises an alert: "I'm told it could be more serious". While it is true that today "tests will be conducted, the feelings are very bad. I'm told, pending tests, that we could be talking about months".

From Bad to Worse

Dani Ceballos's injury could be even more serious than the biceps femoris tear initially speculated. Edu Aguirre reveals that, according to his sources, "there is a tear", but "the knee could also be affected. He suffered a very strong blow to the knee, but the player feels there's something more in the knee" that might not be functioning as it should in a healthy limb.

"Therefore, the feelings now with Ceballos are very bad. Not just three, four weeks", notes the journalist from 'El Chiringuito de Jugones'. "I can't get ahead of myself, but I'm being told months", reveals Edu Aguirre about Dani Ceballos's injury.

Above all, the official verdict from Real Madrid's medical services must be awaited. "Tomorrow there are tests, caution, but both the medical staff and the player himself are almost devastated", concludes Edu Aguirre about Dani Ceballos's current physical state after the match.

These are bad news for a Carlo Ancelotti who had found in the Sevillian midfielder his ideal organizing pivot, the replacement for Toni Kroos that he had been searching for this season. Without his first-choice playmaker for the most important matches of the current soccer season, the Italian strategist will have to recompose his starting eleven to achieve the best results.