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

Real Madrid will open their 2023-24 La Liga campaign with a trip to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night.

Los Blancos rounded off last season with a 1-1 draw against Athletic and will now begin their new campaign with a contest against the Basque outfit.

Carlo Ancelotti's side finished second in Spain's top flight last season, some 10 points behind the champions Barcelona, so the supporters will be looking for a big improvement in 2023-24.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Real Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Athletic, who will have ambitions of claiming a European finish in the table this term.

Thibaut Courtois

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

Thibaut Courtois is set to undergo surgery on an ACL injury, so the club's number one goalkeeper could potentially be out for the whole of the 2023-24 campaign.

Ferland Mendy

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

Ferland Mendy struggled with a number of injury problems last season and is now on the sidelines with a muscular issue which is expected to keep him out until the end of the month.

Arda Guler

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

Summer arrival Arda Guler is yet to feature for Real Madrid due to a knee problem, and it is unclear at this stage when the attacker could return, with surgery potentially needed to fix the issue.

Dani Ceballos

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

Dani Carvajal suffered a hamstring problem during the early stages of pre-season, and the midfielder remains on the sidelines for the opening match of the new campaign.

Real Madrid have no players suspended for this match.