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Brahim Diaz injury leaves Real Madrid with 10 players of the first team-are rules for the La Liga squad?

Brahim Diaz was added to Real Madrid's injury list and left against Mallorca with 10 registered players of the first team for the La Liga game on Wednesday evening.

The club confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that the tests showed that the 25-year-old had suffered an injury to his left thigh and that he had missed the game with another 11 players of the first team in Bernabeu.

Madrid has to defeat Mallorca to avoid the rival Barcelona handing over the title of La Liga to play seven points ahead of Madrid at the top of the table with three games.

The selection problems of head coach Carlo Ancelotti for this evening come from 10 submissions of the first team through injuries, while Aurelien Tchouameni cannot play due to suspension.

Raul Ascio can play this evening, even though the 22-year-old is technically registered by the club as a reserve team player. Other players Ancelotti can call who are not registered players in the first team are Jacobo Ramon (20) and David Jimenez (21), both defenders.


Which 12 players of the first team are missing for Real Madrid?

  • Andriy Lunin
  • Dani Carvajal
  • Lucas Vazquez
  • Eder Militao
  • Antonio Rudiger
  • David Alaba
  • Brahim Diaz
  • Ferland Mendy
  • Eduardo Camavavinga
  • Rodrygo
  • Vinicius junior
  • Aurelien tchouameni (suspension)

Which 10 players of the first team are available for Ancelotti?

  • Thibaut Courtois
  • Jesus Vallejo
  • Fran Garcia
  • Jude Bellingham
  • Federico Valverde
  • Luka Modric
  • Arda Guler
  • Dani Ceballos
  • Kylian Mbappe
  • Endrick

What are La Liga's squad rules for players of the first team in squad?

With real, who only have 10 players of the first team available for the game against Mallorca this evening, Ancelotti will be limited in its options in terms of selection and even replacement during the game.

The rules of the Spanish top flight states that at least seven registered players of the first team have to stand on the field during a game. If this minimum is violated, the referee can suspend the match.

With only 10 first teams who are available Ancelotti, the head coach can only replace three of these 10 players in the first team during the game of this evening to avoid that they violate the seven-player rule. With games in La Liga, teams can perform a total of five substitutions during the games.


Should Madrid draw this evening, you would be six points behind Barca with two games.

When the teams ended with the points in La Liga, the head-to-head results between the pages of the next decision, which will find the title, and Barca have won both league clasicos this season.

(Top photo: Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

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