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29-year-old ruled out as Real Madrid defensive crisis intensifies ahead of Liverpool clash

Adam Miller

Mon 12 April 2021 19:15, UK Updated Tue 3 October 2023 10:02, UK

Real Madrid have been handed another defensive blow ahead of their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Liverpool.

Captain and talisman Sergio Ramos missed the first leg in Madrid and was already a confirmed absentee for Wednesday night’s r🔴eturn at Anfield.

Rafael Var🔜ane misses out due to self-isolation following a positive Covid-19 test result that was confirmed on the day of the first leg.

Dani Carvajal joins them in missing out on the 21-man squad that has been announced by Los Blancos for this week’s fixture.

In last week’s 3-1 win for Zinedine Zidane’s side, Lucas V🍨azquez replaced the injured Dani Carv🦋ajal at right-back.

As confirmed by , he himself has since picked up an injury, sustaining a cruciate ligament sprain in the 2-1 La Li🌠ga win over Barcelona on Saturday.

T🌠he 29-year-old Spanish international’s place in the 2🎐1 has now been taken by Marvin, a 20-year-old midfielder from the reserves who has only turned out on three occasions for the senior team.

As quoted🍒 by the , Zidane said: “I don’t know how we are going to end th🅠e season because physically we are at our limit.

“We⭕ are hanging in there but we are struggling to finish games at the moment. We are at our limit.”

FULL REAL MADRID SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin and Altube
Defenders: E. Militão, Nacho, Marcelo, Odriozola, F. Mendy and Chust
Midfielders: Kroos, Modrić, Casemiro, Valverde, Isco, Marvin and Arribas
Forwards: Benzema, Asensio, Vini Jr., Mariano and Rodrygo