Official, Ceballos's Serious Injury and Recovery Time Confirmed

Bad News for Real Madrid After the Match at Reale Arena. One of Carlo Ancelotti's key starting players, Dani Ceballos, had to leave the Basque stadium early due to a knee collision with Take Kubo. 

The pain of the '19' from Utrera, based on the pain gestures and the presence of Real Madrid's medical staff, foreshadowed the worst verdict. The information published in the early hours, shortly after the match, warned that the injury of the Merengue footballer could be much more serious than it seemed.

The tests conducted on the player this morning at Ciudad Real Madrid have resulted in a medical report that spells the worst for the Merengue team. According to Arancha Rodríguez, the Sevillian midfielder has "an injury in the semimembranosus muscle with tendon involvement in the left leg". This complex diagnosis entails a very long recovery time.

The COPE journalist recalls that the Real Madrid footballer would be "out for approximately two months". This recovery time from his injury, added to the initial days when he aims to fully regain competitive fitness, could have completely sidelined Dani Ceballos.

At the Worst Moment

This very long injury of Dani Ceballos not only affects his chances of making it to the 'Euroclassic' in the Champions League round of 16. His injury in the "semimembranosus muscle with tendon involvement in the left leg" completely rules him out for the most important matches of this soccer season from now on.

That means he won't make it to the Copa del Rey semifinal return leg against Real Sociedad. He also wouldn't be present in hypothetical Champions League quarterfinals or semifinals should his teammates make it to those knockout rounds. Meanwhile, he is out of the players Carlo Ancelotti will have at his disposal in the fight for the LaLiga leadership.

Starting with matchday 26 against Real Betis at Benito Villamarín stadium. The last match Dani Ceballos could miss due to this injury in the "semimembranosus muscle with tendon involvement in the left leg" would be the Getafe-Real Madrid on April 23. This serious injury comes at the worst possible time for the club, but also for the footballer.

Because Dani Ceballos had become the provisional heir to Toni Kroos, perfectly assuming his role as organizing pivot. Now that Carlo Ancelotti is without his main playmaker, the Reggiolo coach will have to recompose his key starting line-up to solve yet another physical problem this season.