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

Real Madrid will endeavour to return to winning ways in La Liga when they welcome Valencia to the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday night.

Los Blancos' title hopes were dealt a blow on Sunday after they played out a goalless stalemate on home soil with Real Sociedad.

Carlo Ancelotti's men can ill-afford to drop any more points if they wish to retain their top-flight title, and they could head into Thursday's contest eight points behind current La Liga leaders Barcelona if they beat Real Betis on Wednesday.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Real Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with a Valencia side who sacked head coach Gennaro Gattuso on Monday.

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

Ferland Mendy sustained a hamstring injury in the first half of Real Madrid's Copa del Rey win over rivals Atletico Madrid last week, and the left-back now faces up to two months on the sidelines.

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

Lucas Vazquez sprained his ankle in the Spanish Super Cup semi-final win against Valencia earlier this month and the Spaniard will not recover in time to feature on Thursday.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Calf Possible return date: February 5 (vs. Mallorca)

David Alaba has missed the last six matches across all competitions due to a calf problem and the Austrian defender has been ruled out of Thursday's contest.

Real Madrid have no suspended players for this match.