Éder Militão Returns to Real Madrid Training After 195-Day Layoff
Éder Militão has rejoined Real Madrid’s group training after 195 days out, handing the club a major defensive fitness boost ahead of the next Liga fixture.
What we know
- The 28-year-old Brazil centre-back had not played this season after a muscle problem, suffered in April, kept him sidelined.
- Madrid marked his return by releasing an image of Militão running on the training field.
- The former Porto defender has endured two anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the last three years, ruling him out from August 2023 until March 2024 and again between November 2024 and June 2025.
- His latest muscular setback arrived as he was attempting to regain match fitness. He has now been without a competitive appearance for more than six months.
- There are concerns over whether repeated serious injuries could affect Militão’s ability to return to his previous level.
- Real Madrid are fourth in Liga, six points behind leaders Barcelona.
Next step: gradual return before Villarreal
José Mourinho and Madrid’s medical staff will manage Militão carefully rather than fast-track him into a match. His workload in first-team sessions is expected to rise in stages as the club assesses his response.
Madrid host Villarreal at the Santiago Bernabéu on Saturday, October 10, in Liga matchday eight. Militão’s return to training gives Mourinho another defensive option, but he is unlikely to be pushed immediately into the starting line-up.
