After 45 days of truce, Real Madrid s 27-year-old winger is about to return: next week s Champions League battle against his old club

After joining Real Madrid, Arnold has been recovering from injuries for a long time. On October 31, "Aspen" revealed that Arnold is about to return. This weekend in La Liga, Real Madrid will face Valencia at home, and Arnold will officially return. Alexander-Arnold is expected to return to Anfield to challenge his old club Liverpool in the focus of the Champions League next week.

At the end of May, Real Madrid paid 10 million euros in compensation to sign Arnold from Liverpool. In the Club World Cup, Arnold is Real Madrid's main right back. With Carvajal's comeback, Arnold is not the absolute main player in the 2025-26 season. On September 16, during the Champions League match between Real Madrid and Marseille, Arnold suffered a muscle injury in the biceps femoris of his left leg and has been sidelined to this day.

Real Madrid captain Carvajal has loose bodies in his right knee joint and underwent arthroscopic surgery. He will be out for at least 3 months. Arnold's timely comeback is very critical.

"Aspen" pointed out that Arnold, who has been out for 45 days, is about to return to the game. In fact, Arnold already has the physical conditions to play. In the El Clasico on October 26, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1. Valverde was the starting right back, Carvajal came on as a substitute, but Arnold sat on the bench for 90 minutes. Carvajal will be reimbursed in 2025, and it is Arnold's turn to take the lead.

In the 11th round of La Liga this Saturday, Real Madrid will face Valencia at home. Arnold will get a chance to play. During the Liverpool era, Arnold was good at long passes and set pieces. After coming to Real Madrid, Arnold has not fully demonstrated his abilities. He did not provide an assist in a total of 156 minutes in La Liga and the Champions League.

"AS" stated that if Arnold performs well against Valencia, he will usher in a more important game: in the fourth round of the UEFA Champions League next week, Real Madrid will visit Anfield to challenge Liverpool, and Arnold is expected to turn against his old club!

Arnold is a native of Liverpool. In 2004, the 6-year-old Arnold entered the Liverpool youth training. In 2016, the 18-year-old Arnold entered the Liverpool first team. In 9 years in the Liverpool first team, Arnold made 354 appearances and contributed 23 goals and 92 assists. When Alexander-Arnold returns to Anfield, there will be a lot of boos...