Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti has a defensive injury crisis to work around for Tuesday's Champions League playoff first leg with Manchester City at the Etihad.
The 15-time winners played out a 1-1 La Liga draw with Atletico Madrid on Saturday, and following that capital derby, it has been revealed that Lucas Vazquez has picked up a new hamstring injury.
The Spaniard joins Antonio Rudiger (thigh), Dani Carvajal (knee), Eder Militao (knee) and David Alaba (muscle) on the sidelines, leaving Ancelotti down to the bare bones at the back.
All of Jude Bellingham, Aurelien Tchouameni, Endrick, Eduardo Camavinga and Luka Modric are also on two yellow cards in the UCL, meaning that they will be banned for the second leg if they are booked on Tuesday.
Ancelotti himself is in the same boat, but the Italian is sure to disregard such fears when it comes to team selection, as Bellingham operates in the heart of an unchanged attacking quartet.
Kylian Mbappe leads the line fresh from rescuing a point against Atletico, while Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo have had a direct hand in 10 Champions League goals against Man City between them - five contributions apiece.
Camavinga returned from injury off the bench in Saturday's Madrid derby and could now replace Dani Ceballos to start in midfield, where Luka Modric should also start as a knock-on effect of Vazquez's injury.
Federico Valverde is likely to be pushed into an emergency right-back role, while Ferland Mendy has been a regular in the Champions League and should come in for Fran Garcia at left-back too.
Makeshift centre-back Tchouameni, Raul Asencio and Lucas Vazquez are all set to reprise their roles in front of Thibaut Courtois.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Camavinga, Modric; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Mbappe
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Ben Knapton
