Mbappé unlikely as Real Madrid - Real Oviedo injury list grows

Real Madrid - Real Oviedo arrives at the Santiago Bernabéu with Kylian Mbappé unlikely to be called up and a squad thinned by injuries that have left Álvaro Arbeloa with few clean options. The match comes on the antepenultimate matchday of LaLiga, with no points pressure attached but plenty of selection problems.

Mbappé And Valverde

Mbappé is still recovering from muscle discomfort in the hamstring tendon, a problem he has carried for several weeks, and his place in the squad is not expected. Federico Valverde adds another major absence after cranial trauma, which kept him out against Barcelona and will sideline him until the end of May.

Those two sit at the center of a wider availability problem. Aurélien Tchouaméni started in the Clásico, but the medical reports do not point to any recoveries for this match, leaving Madrid with almost a full team in the infirmary.

Real Madrid's Injury List

Éder Militao, Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy and Dani Carvajal will not return during the season because of long-term injuries. Arda Güler remains out with muscle discomfort, though he could return before the end of the football year, while Dani Ceballos is also unavailable after ankle discomfort in training last week.

Dean Huijsen felt muscle discomfort in the warm-up of the Clásico and remains under evaluation for Thursday's match. That leaves Madrid waiting on one more late decision while the rest of the list is already set against an Oviedo side finishing the season relegated to Segunda División.

Bernabéu Squad Limits

With the season closing without trophies and the dressing room already under strain, the available squad size matters more than the name on the fixture. Madrid still has to get through the match, but the roster picture is already shaped by absences rather than by choices.