Unlucky! Arnold left the game with injury in the first 5 minutes and may miss the Champions League "going home"

On September 17, in the first round of the Champions League stage, 10 players Real Madrid defeated Marseille 2-1 at home. In this game, Mbappe made a double shot, Arnold left the field due to injury only after 5 minutes of starting, while Kavajal, who came on as a substitute, was sent off due to a conflict. Alonso has led the team to participate in 11 official games since coaching Real Madrid, with a record of 9 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, and only lost 0-4 to Paris in the semi-finals of the Club World Cup.

Looking back at this game, Arnold is the least lucky player. His Real Madrid debut in Champions League lasted less than five minutes and was forced to leave early due to injury. The England defender suspected of straining his thigh during the game and fell to the ground in just three minutes of the game and was unable to continue to play. Alonso then sent veteran Carvajal to replace him. After Arnold fell to the ground, he made a move of grief. Since he joined Real Madrid, everything has been going well.

This season, Arnold has never secured his main position in Real Madrid. He had to share his right-back position with Carvajal and was even left out of the starting lineup against Real Sociedad on weekends. Although Real Madrid has long pursued the former Liverpool player, Alonso has not guaranteed his main position. Since joining the team, he has started and substituted twice in the first four rounds of La Liga, with only 38 minutes per game and no goals or assists.

In the Champions League match with Marseille today, Alonso chose to let Arnold start, which was also his debut in Real Madrid's Champions League. However, the former Liverpool star was forced to leave the court due to injury after only less than 5 minutes. For 26-year-old Alexander Arnold, this is undoubtedly another blow. Since leaving Liverpool, a childhood club that he had played for 20 years in the summer and switched to the Bernabeu, his start has been bumpy. Previously, he also failed to be selected for the qualifiers for the England World Cup announced by Tuchel in September. This has caused serious doubts about whether he can enter Thomas Tuchel's World Cup roster next year.

Originally, he might return to Anfield with Real Madrid on Tuesday, November 4th - the Champions League draw result allowed Liverpool and Real Madrid to meet on a narrow road. But now, whether he can catch up with this focus battle depends on the severity of the strain. Now he can only wait for the results of the inspection to confirm the severity of the injury and whether he would miss the reunion with the old master because of this.