Real Madrid confirm huge injury doubt as 22-man squad named for Man City clash as boss names starter

Real Madrid had one eye on Manchester City when making a number of changes for their La Liga win over Mallorca this weekend, but one enforced selection hands Carlo Ancelotti an injury concern ahead of their trip to the Etihad.

Ancelotti has named a 22-man travelling squad to take on City in Manchester on Wednesday - although that included suspended centre-back Aurelien Tchouameni, who will travel to England but won't be able to feature in the game.

Ancelotti dropped Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Carvajal, Toni Kroos, Vinicius Jr and Rodrygo to the bench for the 1-0 win that keeps Real top of La Liga, with Jude Bellingham and Luka Modric replaced during Saturday's game.

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In came Nacho, who is expected to replace the suspended Tchouameni on Wednesday against City, with Tchouameni advancing into his natural midfield position and scoring the only goal of the game. Camavinga, Carvajal and Vinicius came off the bench, as did Eder Militao - who returned from injury and is another in contention to play at centre-back in Manchester.

Ancelotti denied that his changes were for fitness reasons, but he did reveal that Rodrygo's absence was due to a 'knock'. The Brazilian scored at the Bernabeu in the Champions League first leg, but was substituted on 71 minutes last week for former City youngster Brahim Diaz.

"I think we played well. I did not give rest due to a physical aspect. Everyone was fine. Only Rodrygo, who had a knock," Ancelotti said at the weekend.

Having sat out the Mallorca game, Rodrygo could now be a doubt for the City return leg, and