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Real Madrid team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Athletic Bilbao

sportsmole.co.uk, 14 May 2021, 07:26
Real Madrid will be determined to take the La Liga title race to the final day as they prepare to travel to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday evening.

Zinedine Zidane's side beat Granada 4-1 on Thursday to move above Barcelona into second position in the table, two points behind leaders Atletico Madrid with two games left.

Los Blancos will surely need to win their final two fixtures of the season and hope that Atletico drop points against either Osasuna or Real Valladolid in order to finish at the summit.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of their battle with Athletic.

Lucas Vazquez

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Lucas Vazquez sustained a serious knee injury in El Clasico last month, and the experienced attacker might have played his final match for the club as he will miss the remainder of the 2020-21 campaign.

Dani Carvajal

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: Unknown

Dani Carvajal is still struggling to overcome a hamstring problem, and the right-back is not expected to return before the end of the season.

Raphael Varane

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Abductor

Possible return date: May 16 (vs. Athletic)

Raphael Varane suffered an abductor problem before the Champions League semi-final second leg with Chelsea, and he again missed out against Granada, but there is a chance that the centre-back could be back this weekend.

Sergio Ramos

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: Unknown

Sergio Ramos, who has still not signed a new contract with Madrid, was again absent against Granada on Thursday evening due to a hamstring problem, which is also likely to rule him out of this weekend's contest.

Ferland Mendy

Status: Out

Type of injury: Leg

Possible return date: Unknown

Ferland Mendy's 2020-21 campaign is over as he is suffering with irritation of the muscles, tendons and bones of the lower leg, and the France international could also be unavailable for selection for his country at Euro 2020.

Marcelo

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Unknown

Possible return date: May 16 (vs. Athletic)

Zidane said after the clash with Granada that Marcelo was not selected due to an injury problem, rather than a technical decision, but the experienced defender could potentially be back for this match.

REAL MADRID'S SUSPENSION LIST

Real Madrid have no players suspended for this match.

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