ACL Injury: Real Madrid Defender Plays First Game In 232 Days

Eder Militao returned to action for Real Madrid for just the second time this season after coming on as a late substitute against Athletic Club.

For the first time since their season-opening match, the defender was included on the Madrid lineup for Sunday’s La Liga match. In the final two minutes of Sunday’s match at Santiago Bernabeu, he came on in place of Dani Carvajal during stoppage time. Goalkeeper Andriy Lunin even kicked the ball out of play to let the Brazilian defender into the pitch.

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Militao made his first public appearance in 232 days on Sunday. When he last played in the season opener, he sustained an injury that forced him to leave the game after just 50 minutes, and an anterior cruciate ligament tear later on eliminated him from the game.

The return of Militao will be extremely beneficial to both Carlo Ancelotti’s squad and the Brazil national team. The giants of Spain want to win the league and continue their chase for the Champions League.

Following their 2-0 victory against their Basque opponents on Sunday, Real Madrid leads La Liga by eight points. They will now take a little vacation as they play Manchester City in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on April 9.