Real Madrid injury, suspension news vs. Deportiva Minera: Vinicius Junior banned, three players injured

Real Madrid will be aiming to secure their spot in the last-16 stage of the Copa del Rey when they tackle fourth-tier outfit Deportiva Minera on Monday night.

Los Blancos will enter the match off the back of a 2-1 success over Valencia in La Liga, with Jude Bellingham netting a last-gasp winner for Carlo Ancelotti's side at Mestalla.

The capital giants will head to Saudi Arabia after this clash to take part in the Spanish Super Cup, with Mallorca their opponents in the semi-finals of the competition on January 9.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Real Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Minera, who will be looking to cause one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition.

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

Real Madrid will be without the services of Carvajal for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign due to the severe knee injury that the right-back suffered in the clash with Villarreal on October 5.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: January 19 (vs. Las Palmas)

Alaba suffered an ACL injury in December 2023, which required two operations to fix; the defender has made excellent progress in his recovery, though, and he is set to make his long-awaited return before the end of the month.

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

Real Madrid will be without the services of Militao for the remainder of the campaign, as the Brazilian centre-back damaged his ACL during the clash with Osasuna.

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Status: Out Possible return date: January 9 (vs. Mallorca)

Real Madrid will be missing Vinicius for at least their clash with Minera due to the red card that he was handed against Valencia on Friday night, but his suspension could potentially run for four games in total.