Real Madrid will be without five players for Saturday’s La Liga meeting with Villarreal after manager Jose Mourinho named his squad for the eighth round of the season.
Raul Asencio, Eder Militao, Rodrygo Goes and Ferland Mendy have been left out because of injuries, while Dean Huijsen is suspended. The club have been boosted by the return of midfielder Federico Valverde.
Real Madrid are fourth in the La Liga table with 15 points, behind leaders Barcelona.
The full Real Madrid squad is:
Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Sergio Mestre.
Defenders: Trent, Ibrahima Konate, Marc Cucurella, Carreras, Antonio Rudiger, Denzel Dumfries.
Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Bernardo Silva, Thiago.
Forwards: Vinicius Junior, Endrick, Kylian Mbappe, Yanez Diomande, Brahim Diaz, Yann Diomande.
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