Dani Carvajal has returned after missing around two months with a heart condition and this has once again relegated teenager Achraf Hakimi to the bench, but the Morocco international is now set to feature again due to Carvajal’s suspensions.
The Spain international will serve yellow card accumulation suspensions in the Champions League and in LaLiga, meaning the youngster is in line to start against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday and against Sevilla on Saturday.
It is true that Nacho can play on the right of defence and that he even started ahead of Achraf on occasion during Carvajal’s absence, so the 27-year-old could be picked against the Bundesliga club.
However, Nacho will surely have to play centre-back on Saturday given that Sergio Ramos will join Carvajal on the suspensions list in domestic competition.
Having been left out of the past four LaLiga squads entirely, this truly is a big week for Achraf.
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