2 serious injuries and 466 days out! Real Madrid’s 27-year-old tough guy returns to the top and Alonso praises him

"Militan is the leader", "Asian" on November 1 wrote an article praising Militao. After overcoming two serious injuries, the 27-year-old Brazilian central defender returned to his peak form and became the absolute main force of Real Madrid. Militao performed well in the two battles that Real Madrid defeated Juventus and Barcelona.

In the past two years, Militao has suffered two devastating injuries:

In August 2023, in the first round of the 2023-24 La Liga season, Real Madrid defeated Athletic Bilbao 2-0. Militao's center of gravity was unstable during a defense, his feet slipped, and he fell to the ground in pain. The examination results showed that Militao's anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee was ruptured.

This serious injury caused Militao to be sidelined for 232 days and miss a total of 48 games for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. In the days without Militao, Ancelotti, then Real Madrid coach, could only let Joan Armene make a cameo.

In November 2024, in the 13th round of the 2024-25 La Liga season, in the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Osasuna, Militao completely ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee and damaged the meniscus. This was another extremely serious injury. Militao recuperated for 234 days and missed 55 games with Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team.

Two serious injuries, the ligaments of his left knee and right knee were torn, and he recuperated for 466 days - this is easily reminiscent of Ronaldo, the pain that even the "alien" could not bear. At the most difficult time, Militao admitted that after his second serious injury, he considered retiring.

Fortunately, the 27-year-old Militao has emerged from the shadow of injury. In the Club World Cup in July, Militao made his debut after his comeback; in the 2025-26 season of La Liga and the Champions League, Militao made a total of 10 starts, forming Real Madrid's main central defender partner with Huizen.

"AS" pointed out that in Real Madrid's two recent battles: a 1-0 victory over Juventus in the Champions League and a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in La Liga, Militao performed solidly as the starting central defender and is the leader of Real Madrid's defense. Especially against Barcelona, ​​Militao froze Ferran Torres and successfully faced off 16 times in the game. On the offensive end, Militao was also very threatening and provided assists to Bellingham.

Regarding Militao's performance, coach Alonso praised: "Militan has played at a high level. This is good news. He has returned to health and feels good physically. This is very important. Militao now is full of strength and determination, and he will get better." Outsiders think that Alonso ignores Brazilian players, but this may not be the case - as a Brazilian player, Militao still receives Alonso's attention and reuse.

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