Real Madrid injury, suspension news vs. Arsenal: Thibaut Courtois, Ferland Mendy, Dani Ceballos updates

Real Madrid will be bidding to secure a first-leg advantage when they head to Arsenal for the first instalment of their quarter-final tie in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Los Blancos will enter the match off the back of a shock result, going down 2-1 at home to Valencia in La Liga.

Carlo Ancelotti's side have already knocked English opponents out of this season's European Cup, though, beating Manchester City in the knockout round playoffs, and they will now be looking to make yet another semi-final in the competition.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up the team's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Arsenal, who will enter the match off the back of a 1-1 draw with Everton in the Premier League.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Real Madrid remain without the services of Carvajal due to the severe knee injury that the right-back suffered in the clash with Villarreal on October 5, but the Spaniard has made excellent progress in his recovery, and a return before the end of the season is possible.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Real Madrid centre-back Militao damaged his ACL during a La Liga clash with Osasuna back in November, but he is now back on the training field, and a return for the Club World Cup is thought to be a possibility.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: April 13 (vs. Alaves)

Mendy was forced off in the latter stages of the Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid on March 12 due to a muscular issue, which has sidelined him in recent weeks, and the defender is also out of the squad against Arsenal.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Thigh Possible return date: April 13 (vs. Alaves)

Ceballos has been absent for Real Madrid since the end of February with a muscular problem, and the Spaniard remains unavailable for selection against Arsenal.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: April 8 (vs. Arsenal)

Courtois was again unavailable against Valencia due to a muscular problem that he sustained on international duty with Belgium, but Ancelotti has said that the goalkeeper should return for the game at Arsenal, and he has been named in the squad.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Calf Possible return date: April 13 (vs. Alaves)

Lunin was left on the bench against Valencia due to a minor calf issue, and the club's number two goalkeeper has been left out of the squad for the game with Arsenal.

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Return date: April 13 (vs. Alaves)

Real Madrid will have to cope without Aurelien Tchouameni on Tuesday night after he picked up his third booking of the tournament in the second leg with Atletico.

However, Vinicius Junior, Kylian Mbappe, Antonio Rudiger and Ceballos all avoided a ban from UEFA for their celebrations at the Wanda Metropolitano.