Real Madrid leave 12 players out of Deportivo La Coruna pre-season squad

Jose Mourinho has named a Real Madrid squad without 12 first-team players for Wednesday’s pre-season meeting with Deportivo La Coruna.

Kylian Mbappe and Yan Diomande are among the notable absentees from the group selected by the Real Madrid manager, who announced his squad ahead of the fixture.

The list also does not include goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, defenders Eder Militao, Raul Asencio, Ferland Mendy, Ibrahima Konate and Marc Cucurella, or midfielders Aurelien Tchouameni, Tiago Pitarch and Jude Bellingham.

Real Madrid’s attacking options are further reduced by the absence of Rodrygo, while Mbappe and Diomande complete the 12-man list of players left out.

The match against Deportivo La Coruna is being played as part of Real Madrid’s preparations for the new season and will take place on Wednesday.

Mourinho’s selected squad includes two goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders and five forwards.

In goal, Andriy Lunin and Sergio Mestre have been called up.

The defensive group consists of Dean Huijsen, Trent, Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries, Joan Martinez, Mario Rivas and Lamine.

Real Madrid’s midfield options are Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler, Bernardo Silva, Sestero, Lacosta and Alexis Seria.

The forwards selected are Vinicius Junior, Endrick, Espe, Brahim Diaz and Yanez.

The full Real Madrid squad for the match is:

Goalkeepers: Andriy Lunin, Sergio Mestre.

Defenders: Dean Huijsen, Trent, Alvaro Carreras, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries, Joan Martinez, Mario Rivas, Lamine.

Midfielders: Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Arda Guler, Bernardo Silva, Sestero, Lacosta, Alexis Seria.

Forwards: Vinicius Junior, Endrick, Espe, Brahim Diaz, Yanez.

The selection leaves several high-profile names unavailable for the fixture, including Mbappe, Bellingham, Courtois and Rodrygo. It also contains a mixture of established players and younger members of the squad as Real Madrid continue their work ahead of the new campaign.

Dumfries, Bernardo Silva and Huijsen are among those included in the defensive and midfield groups, while Vinicius Junior, Endrick and Brahim Diaz form part of the attacking contingent chosen for the game.

The meeting with Deportivo La Coruna is the next step in Real Madrid’s pre-season schedule, with Mourinho using the preparation period to assess the players available to him before the new season begins.