Real Madrid team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Real Betis

Real Madrid square off against Real Betis on Sunday evening looking to maintain first spot in the La Liga standings.

After two games without a win in Spain's top flight, goals from Vinicius Junior and Mariano Diaz earned Los Blancos a 2-0 victory over Barcelona last weekend.

Although Zinedine Zidane's team will drop into second place if Barca defeat Real Sociedad a day earlier, victory at the Benito Villamarin Stadium will ensure that they remain with an advantage over their fierce rivals.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest in Seville.

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

Asensio remains on the sidelines with the serious knee injury that he picked up during the team's preparations for the 2019-20 campaign. While the Spaniard is said to be making good progress, the playmaker is unlikely to feature until after the next international break.

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

Hazard limped off during last month's clash with Levante having suffered a recurrence of his ankle injury. The Belgium international was playing for just the second time since returning from a long-term problem, but Zidane has admitted that the attacker could now miss the remainder of the season after fracturing the same area.

Madrid will be able to call upon Rodrygo after the youngster missed out on El Clasico due to a red card picked up in a second-string fixture.