Spain star Dani Carvajal plunges into -188C cryotherapy chamber in World Cup fitness bid

SPAIN star Dani Carvajal has plunged himself into -188C temperatures in a bid to be 100 per cent fit for the World Cup.

Just seven minutes after Mohamed Salah’s controversial injury in the Champions League final, the Real Madrid right-back was replaced by Nacho after injuring his hamstring.

However, he will only face three weeks on the sidelines — and remains on the plane to Russia.

Carvajal went to a Madrid hospital with club and international team doctors, where he had a scan and the results were better than first feared.

He was in tears as he left the pitch and was consoled after the match by Marcelo amid his team-mates’ celebrations.

But – like Liverpool ace Salah who has vowed to make the Russia tournament – Carvajal believes he can win the race against time.

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But Cryotherapy chamber company Cryosense have shared a photo of the defender deep in recovery.

The captain said: “Today Dani Carvajal, the recent Champions champion to recover from his injury, has visited us, he had never used Cryosense, choosing the strong program at -188 and he loved it. We hope to see you soon.”

This was the second time Carvajal had to leave a Champions League final early through injury, with Danilo replacing him in the 2016 victory over Atletico Madrid.

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That time, his injury forced him to miss Euro 2016 — and he has yet to represent Spain at a major tournament.

Spain have two home friendlies, against Switzerland on Friday and Tunisia on June 8.
But the real race is making it back in time for their first World Cup group fixture against old rivals Portugal on June 15.