Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday’s La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Espanyol.
Real Madrid will be bidding to return to winning ways in La Liga when they welcome Espanyol to Bernabeu on Saturday afternoon.
Los Blancos are currently second in the table, nine points behind leaders Barcelona, while Espanyol occupy 13th, two points outside of the relegation zone, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news.
REAL MADRID
Out: Ferland Mendy (hamstring), David Alaba (hamstring)
Doubtful: Karim Benzema (muscle), Antonio Rudiger (knock)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Nacho, Camavinga; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Rodrygo, Vinicius
ESPANYOL
Out: Keidi Bare (ligament), Adria Pedrosa (hernia), Dani Gomez (muscle)
Doubtful: Brian Olivan (muscle)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Pacheco; Gil, Montes, S Gomez, Pierre-Gabriel; Darder, Vinicius; Puado, Suarez, Braithwaite; Joselu
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