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'Son Heung-min of the same age'Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid) won his first European Championship (Euro 2024) at the age of 32.
The Portuguese daily Avola highlighted how Carvajal made efforts to participate in the Euro 2024 tournament on the 30th of last month (local time).
According to the media, Carvajal has lived with a muscle injury in his early professional years since he was considered a top prospect. Even after establishing himself as Real's main right-back, injuries have always bothered Carvajal. As a result, he missed two European Champions League finals and never played in the 'European World Cup' Euros throughout his decade-long national team career. Back-to-back injury falls at Euro 2016 and Euro 2020. He played in the 2018 Russia World Cup and the 2022 Qatar World Cup. So far, the record for A matches has been 47 games (one goal).
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Carvajal said "The injuries were like tunnels with no end in sight. I ate well, but nothing changed"I looked back. He changed his diet. I didn't eat gluten, wheat, tomatoes, peppers, or even potatoes. "After getting help from the nutritionist, things started to change" he said.
Carvajal, who made the best physical condition by controlling his diet, flew around in the 2023-2024 season. He contributed to Real's double victory in the Spanish Primera Liga and the European Champions League with 6 goals and 6 assists in 41 games, including the Cup.
Carvajal confessed that he also stopped playing soccer games that he usually enjoys playing. Carvajal, who has a personality that can't live without losing, felt so angry when he lost the FIFA game. "The fear of defeat is evident in the way he plays, the way he prepares to play," Avola said.
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Carvajal played in two matches against Croatia and Italy in the group stage, supporting his win streak without losing a point. He scored his team's third goal against Croatia. He started in the round of 16 against Georgia, where Spain came from behind to win 4-1 on the 1st, and played on the ground for 81 minutes until the 36th minute of the second half. Carvajal was the oldest Spaniard to start the day. However, he showed off his active activity more than anyone else.
Spain will play host Germany in the quarterfinals in Stuttgart on the 6th.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
