Real Madrid team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Rayo Vallecano

On the back of their 4-0 Champions League humbling at Manchester City, Los Blancos were defeated 1-0 by Valencia on Sunday evening courtesy of Diego Lopez's first-half strike.

That result keeps Carlo Ancelotti's men third in the table behind city rivals Atletico Madrid, but the contest at Mestalla was marred by another racism storm involving Vinicius Junior.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the team's injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with 11th-placed Vallecano, who suffered a 2-1 home defeat to Espanyol last time out.

Eden Hazard

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible return date: May 24 (vs. Valladolid)

Eden Hazard was left out of the squad to face Valencia due to discomfort in his ankle, despite training normally all week, and it is unclear if he will be back in the squad for the midweek affair.

Mariano Diaz

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: May 24 (vs. Valladolid)

Similarly, Real Madrid announced that striker Mariano Diaz would sit out the trip to Mestalla with a thigh issue, although he is another attacker out of favour at the moment, so there could very well have been a tactical element to that decision too.

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Vinicius Junior

Return date: June 4 (vs. Athletic Bilbao)

During the dying embers of Sunday's defeat to Valencia, Vinicius Junior alleged that he was subjected to racist chants from the Mestalla crowd, and he raised his arm into the face of Hugo Duro during a large-scale melee. Following a VAR review, the Brazilian was given a straight red card, and he will serve a two-game ban as a result.