Real Madrid have begun the search for a right-back to replace the injured Dani Carvajal, sources have told ESPN, but the LaLiga club are aware that finding the right candidate in the January transfer window will be difficult.

Real Madrid confirmed Dani Carvajal's severe ACL injury. They also revealed that Vinicius Jr had an injury during their 2-0 victory over Villarreal.

Real Madrid welcomed the Yellow Submarine to the Santiago Bernabeu, and after an end to end start they took the lead after 15 minutes as Federico Valverde's long-range effort took a deflection off a Villarreal defender to fly past Diego Conde and hand the home side the lead.