Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez is a doubt for the club’s first La Liga match in over three months after suffering a thigh injury.
Madrid are set to return to action on Sunday when they play Eibar.
Many games are set to be played in a condensed period of time and squad depth could be more crucial than ever.
Nacho, who already missed a number of games this season through injury, was likely to enjoy an increase in playing time in the final weeks of the season as manager Zinedine Zidane juggles his defenders to keep them fresh.
The club has not confirmed how serious the muscular injury is.
The club’s statement read: “After the tests carried out on our player Nacho Fernandez by Real Madrid medical services, he has been diagnosed with a muscle injury in the right anterior rectum [thigh]’’.
Real Madrid sit second in the La Liga table, two points behind FC Barcelona.
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