Brahim Diaz has been added to Real Madrid’s injury list, leaving them with 10 registered first-team players for Wednesday night’s La Liga match against Mallorca.
The club confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that tests showed the 25-year-old had suffered an injury to his left thigh and he joins another 11 first-team players in missing the game at the Bernabeu.
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Madrid must beat Mallorca to avoid handing the La Liga title to rivals Barcelona, who are seven points clear of Madrid at the top of the table with three matches to play.
Head coach Carlo Ancelotti’s selection problems for this evening stem from 10 first-team absentees through injury while Aurelien Tchouameni will not be able to play due to suspension.
Raul Asencio can play tonight, though the 22-year-old is technically registered by the club as a reserve-team player. Other players Ancelotti may call upon who are not registered first-team players include Jacobo Ramon, 20, and David Jimenez, 21, both defenders.
Which 12 first-team players are missing for Real Madrid?
- Andriy Lunin
- Dani Carvajal
- Lucas Vazquez
- Eder Militao
- Antonio Rudiger
- David Alaba
- Brahim Diaz
- Ferland Mendy
- Eduardo Camavinga
- Rodrygo
- Vinicius Junior
- Aurelien Tchouameni (suspension)
Which 10 first-team players are available for Ancelotti?
- Thibaut Courtois
- Jesus Vallejo
- Fran Garcia
- Jude Bellingham
- Federico Valverde
- Luka Modric
- Arda Guler
- Dani Ceballos
- Kylian Mbappe
- Endrick
What are La Liga’s squad rules on first-team players in squads?
With Real having only 10 first-team players available for the game against Mallorca this evening, Ancelotti will be limited in his options in terms of selection and even substitutions during the match.
The Spanish top flight’s rules state that a minimum of seven first-team registered players must be on the pitch at any one time during a match. Should this minimum be breached, then the referee can suspend the match.
With only 10 first-teamers available to Ancelotti, that means during this evening’s game, the head coach will be able to substitute only three of those 10 first-team players to avoid breaching the seven-player rule. Matches in La Liga allow teams to make five substitutions in total during matches.
Should Madrid draw tonight, they would be six points behind Barca with two games left.
In La Liga, if teams end the season tied on points, head-to-head results between the sides are the next decider to determine who takes the title and Barca have won both league Clasicos this season.
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