During Saturday’s early kick-off between Real Madrid and Osasuna, Eder Militao ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament – doing so for the second time in 15 months. Unfortunately, the Brazilian defender was not the one La Liga participant to endure that destiny on that day, as Villarreal winger Ilias Akhomach was additionally affected.
Shortly after scoring the opening aim in Villarreal’s 3-0 victory at residence to Alaves, Ilias suffered an entire tear of his anterior cruciate ligament – this was confirmed by the Yellow Submarine on Sunday. As effectively as this, he additionally sprained inside lateral ligament.
Ilias Akhomach suffers an entire tear of the anterior cruciate ligament and a sprain of the interior collateral ligament in his proper knee
Quite a lot of energy, Ili, the entire grogueta household is with you 💛!
— Villarreal CF (@VillarrealCF) November 10, 2024
Ilias, who joined Villarreal from Barcelona in the summertime of 2023, has been in sturdy type this season, however he’s not anticipated to play once more till the 2025-26 marketing campaign. In the approaching days, he’ll bear surgical procedure, after which he can start the lengthy street to restoration.
Losing Ilias for the rest of the season is a large blow for Villarreal, with the one excellent news being that they have already got a ready-made alternative in Yeremy Pino.