The change that saved Carvajal from eternal despair

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In the

he missed

games due to muscular injuries, in

another two, in

eleven, in

nine, in

thirteen, in

sixteen, on

one... And on

.

's career

at

, between

and

(four in total), it has been a constant fight against his physique, especially since a confinement that disrupted the habits of the planet and that led to the worst football course of his life.

Last season, Carvajal only played

in the League and two in

, just

that filled the club's medical services, the coaching staff, the footballer and his entourage with doubts, who no longer knew which doors to knock on to solve an eternal problem.

He surprised at the time the image of

, desperate in the band of

, throwing his fist to the wind when he saw that his side, key in all the team's Champions, had been injured again.

It was February 14, 2021, against

, and he had only been playing for

on the pitch after spending five days away.

Start again.

He returned to play the second leg of the semi-final against

, but he was at the limit and had to stop.

The 'push' of Madrid

In a moment of absolute pessimism, Madrid had a detail of trust with its youth squad and announced its renewal until

.

Four more years in full physical drama sounded crazy, but the difficulties to find in the market a winger of the level that Carvajal had shown in his best years, the defender's

(29) and the need to give him a mental boost accelerated the signing .

Almost twelve months later and although the one from

has run into bad luck on several occasions, that decision seems to have been the right one.

An

and another in mid-September set off all the alarms again, forcing

to pull too much on

and making the board reflect on the possibility of going to the market, but Carvajal has changed.

After those physical problems, the defender went to the Basque nutritionist and physiotherapist

, who had already worked with

.

He changed his diet and his discipline for the rest and, also helped by the team led by

in

, has reached the end of the season in his best form in many years.

A strict diet and a blood sugar meter

He is more careful with

with

and in the

, and adds to all that work in the

and at home, where he has found a key diet in this whole process.

She does not eat gluten or wheat, nor cow's milk or red meat, and she does eat a lot of white meat, fish, fruit and vegetables.

"

, lunch and dinner every day," he joked.

Additionally, he frequently uses a glucose meter, visible on his arm in various matches.

It is the device used by diabetics to measure the

in the blood.

Everything to stay on the pitch as long as possible.

Aware of his tendency to fall in the infirmary, Ancelotti has rotated him with Lucas to ensure the best version of Carvajal in the Champions League.

And over time it has turned out well.

After taking a

and suffering against Chelsea, in

he was the best after

and tonight he will have a new opportunity to reach the European final to culminate a year in which he has once again felt like a footballer.

He has not suffered any injury in all of 2022, he has accumulated

,

in that regard, and has even returned to the

calls .

That said, footballer.

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