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Brahim Díaz won't play against RCD Mallorca due to injury | Camara Real Madrid Confidencial
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Brahim, K.O., won't be available against Mallorca, and Real Madrid are left shorthanded.

The white team will have nine first-team players to host RCD Mallorca

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Sergio Iglesias

Real Madrid's season remains surreal when it comes to injuries. The white team will face the match against RCD Mallorca with numerous absences. The absences once again punish the white team, and Brahim Díaz has been the latest to join the list of players out of action.

According to MARCA, Real Madrid's forward reportedly felt discomfort in his adductors during the morning, which could leave him out of tonight's match against RCD Mallorca. Brahim Díaz joins Andriy Lunin on the list of players injured on the same day of the match. The Ukrainian goalkeeper was also ruled out this morning, as the club itself reported, due to a contusion on his right hand.

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Andriy Lunin has a bruise on his hand | Real Madrid Confidencial

A Real Madrid plagued by absences

With Andriy Lunin's confirmed absence and Brahim's possible absence, Carlo Ancelotti could face the match against RCD Mallorca with only 10 first-team players available according to the squad number regulations between 1 and 25.

Of them, only nine would be outfield players: Valverde, Fran García, Vallejo, Modric, Ceballos, Güler, Bellingham, Mbappé, and Endrick, as the only available goalkeeper would be Courtois.

A surreal squad to face RCD Mallorca

Carlo Ancelotti will face the match against RCD Mallorca with a team plagued by absences, which has forced him to rely on La Fábrica. In addition to goalkeeper Fran González, the coach has drafted Sergio Mestre, also a goalkeeper from the reserve team. In defense, he could field a line completely formed by youth players: David Jiménez, Yusi, Jacobo Ramón, and Mario Rivas.

Soccer players in orange uniforms celebrate on the field during a match.
Brahim Díaz is experiencing discomfort and won't be available against RCD Mallorca | Real Madrid Confidencial

In midfield, Chema is also in the squad, while in attack Gonzalo and Víctor Muñoz will be available. These players are joined by others with a past in the youth academy, such as Raúl Asencio and Fran García. In total, up to 12 footballers, including current and former members of La Fábrica, could be part of the squad.

Undoubtedly, a more than surreal squad for a match in which Real Madrid will have to win to lift the spirits of Bernabéu.

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