Real Madrid team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Athletic Bilbao

Real Madrid mark their return to action following the international break against Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night.

Carlo Ancelotti's men needed extra time to get past Elche in the previous round of the tournament and played out a 2-2 draw with Fran Escriba's side on January 23.

That four-goal stalemate ended a five-game winning run in all tournaments for Los Blancos, but Ancelotti witnessed his side marched to a 2-1 win over Athletic away from home just before Christmas.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Real Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with Athletic.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Coronavirus Possible return date: February 3 (vs. Athletic)

Dani Carvajal has now returned a negative coronavirus test and is being put through his paces on the training pitches, so he may be able to make his comeback in the quarter-final.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: February 3 (vs. Athletic)

Mariano Diaz is starting to work on the outside pitches again as he battles back from a hamstring problem, but the striker is still facing a race against time to be available.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Muscle Possible return date: February 3 (vs. Athletic)

Marco Asensio picked up a muscular problem against Barcelona in the Super Cup earlier in January but is also beginning to step up his recovery, so he could push for a place in the squad here.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: February 3 (vs. Athletic)

Karim Benzema went off after 58 minutes in the recent draw with Elche due to a suspected hamstring issue and was restricted to indoor work at the end of last week, making him a major doubt for this contest.

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Possible return date: February 6 (vs. Granada)

Marcelo has been slapped with a three-game ban from cup competitions following his sending off in the win over Elche during the last-16, and the left-back will serve the first of those suspensions here.