In the Wake of Dani Carvajal's Unfortunate Injury, Real Madrid Will Put Faith in an Old Guard

A victory over Villarreal healed Real Mrid from midweek Champions League blues against Lille FC. While result did appear in favour, a big setback also struck reigning La Liga and UCL champs. One of club's undisputed starters Dani Carvajal ruptured his ACL in contest against Yellow Submarine and thus RB's season is more or less over. Carvajal's injury comes as a striking heache for Real Mrid manager Carlo Ancelotti as a full-fledged alternate is not available on bench. refore, exploring transfer market comes as a reasonable solution. However, Real Mrid have different plans in store.

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Lucas Vazquez to Fill Void of Dani Carvajal in Real Mrid

With all financial power and glory pull, Real Mrid could attract any player in world. Moreover, as a dire situation has emerged, one would expect Real Mrid to search for an able replacement for Dani Carvajal in January transfer window. Despite having liberty to pick and choose, Los Blancos will trust an old guard to lift m out of this abyss.

According to reports, Real Mrid has full faith in Lucas Vazquez's ability to apt to requirements of a right-back. Vazquez has featured as an RB before, that too in crucial games like a Champions League semi-final. Vazquez took onus during second leg of Real Mrid vs Bayern Munich UCL 2017/18 semi-final. As a versatile player, he shined as RB and gave an edge to Royal Whites both at front and while dropping back.

Lucas Vazquez will be expected to fill void of Carvajal again. It will be intriguing to witness how he will cope, as this time he will be required to take up role as an RB for a longer period. What do you think will Vazquez succeed?