Real Madrid will continue their 2026-27 La Liga campaign against Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
Los Blancos are currently third in the La Liga table on nine points, while Rayo are 14th in the division on four points, and here, Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both sides.
REAL MADRID VS. RAYO VALLECANO
REAL MADRID
Out: Eder Militao (muscle), Rodrygo (knee), Raul Asencio (thigh), Ferland Mendy (hip)
Doubtful: Andriy Lunin (flu)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Dumfries, Konate, Huijsen, Cucurella; Valverde, Bernardo; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe
RAYO VALLECANO
Out: Augusto Batalla (leg), Jozhua Vertrouwd (hamstring), Luiz Felipe (thigh), Isi Palazon (muscle), Fran Perez (suspended), Jorge de Frutos (suspended)
Doubtful: Marash Kumbulla (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Cardenas; Ratiu, Lejeune, Ciss, Pedrosa; Lopez, Valentin, Diaz; Tsitaishvili, Camello, A Garcia