Ethe value of Dani Carvajal in the national team is higher than ever. And not only because the injuries have spared him and De la Fuente has been able to count on him in every window this season. This is something that has never happened before in the decade that Carvajal has been in the national team.
In that time, the authority of Madrid’s right back has been climbing positions in the Spanish locker room. His was the talk prior to the final of the Nations League despite not being a starter. It will be his first Euro. And he arrives with his sixth Champions League and the header into the net 1-0 in Wembley.
Carvajal’s goal (1-0) in Borussia Dortmund 0-2 Real Madrid
Ramos and a changing of the guard
Casillas was a substitute in Paris and the bracelet went to Sergio Ramos. It was the beginning of a change of captaincy. Because after the World Cup in Brazil, the replacement of Casillas for De Gea began.
Dani stayed at the gates of Brazil
Vicente del Bosque made Carvajal debut in the first game after the World Cup in Brazil, but he was never able to count on the best version of Dani. The Madrid full-back was training after the Lisbon final because if Juanfran did not overcome the ankle problem he was suffering from, he was the one chosen. In the end he stayed home.
With the 12 in Paris
As a rookie, Carvajal was left with a number that players don’t like: 12. With that number he jumped onto the Saint-Denis green to experience his first match with the senior team. His official debut had to wait for the victory in Luxembourg in October. In that 0-4 he took the 22. In the Euro Cup he can take his 2.
Return to Madrid to make history
After a season on loan at Bayer Leverkusen, Dani Carvajal returned to Real Madrid. And he did it to be Carlo Ancelotti’s starter: 37 games, including 10 of the 12 in the Champions League won by Madrid.
The feelings we have had have been quite good despite the defeat
It’s a special moment, one of those days that stay with you.
Titular sin debate
His great season makes Carvajal one of the regulars for the eleven that debuts against Croatia. That will be his first match in a Euro Cup.
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