Celta Vigo vs. Real Madrid: Predicted Los Blancos XI for must-win La Liga clash

Real Madrid will once again be without the services of a whole host of important players for Friday's La Liga contest with Celta Vigo.

Kylian Mbappe, Dani Ceballos, David Alaba, Jude Bellingham and Eder Militao are on the sidelines, while Franco Mastantuono is suspended following his red card in the 1-0 defeat to Getafe last time out.

Alvaro Carreras and Dean Huijsen will miss out too, having picked up milestone yellow cards in the team's last match.

Real Madrid have also been rocked by the news that Rodrygo suffered an ACL injury against Getafe, with the Brazilian attacker facing the next 10 months or so on the sidelines.

Eduardo Camavinga was back in training on Wednesday after a dental issue, but the midfielder is not in the squad, so 18-year-old Thiago Pitarch should earn another start.

Raul Asencio will recover from a neck injury to feature in the middle of the defence, while Fran Garcia could line up at left-back.

Arda Guler is expected to operate behind a front two of Vinicius Junior and Gonzalo Garcia, although Brahim Diaz is another option in the final third of the field.

Real Madrid possible starting lineup:

Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Asensio, Rudiger, F Garcia; Valverde, Tchouameni, Pitarch; Guler; G Garcia, Vinicius