Carvajal concedes defeat in fitness fight for Euro 2016


Football Soccer - Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - UEFA Champions League Final - San Siro Stadium, Milan, Italy - 28/5/16 Real Madrid's coach Zinedine Zidane and Dani Carvajal during the match. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

MADRID (Reuters) - Real Madrid defender Dani Carvajal has announced he will miss next month's Euro 2016 tournament after the 24-year-old Spaniard sustained a muscular injury to his right leg during Saturday's Champions League final.

"I got injured and the only thing I can do is to wish my team mates the best of luck," Carvajal told Spanish radio station Cadena Cope.

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