Aurelien Tchouameni, a defensive midfielder by trade, partnered academy graduate Raul Asencio, 21, who only made his Madrid debut in November, at centre-back against Atletico. Fellow academy defenders Joan Martinez and Jacobo Ramon are also out with injury, accelerating Asencio’s ascent into the first team this season.

Carlo Ancelotti is dealing with several injuries ahead of next week’s Champions League (Picture: Getty) Real Madrid have suffered another injury blow ahead of their Champions Le

Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez will miss at least the first leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff against Manchester City on Tuesday due to a hamstring injury, the Spanish club said on Sunday.

Manchester City's new signing Nico Gonzalez lasted only 22 minutes on his debut as the midfielder was injured during his side's 2-1 win at Leyton Orient in the FA Cup on Saturday. Gonzalez was given a bruising introduction to English soccer as City scrambled into round four and is now a doubt for his side's Champions League clash against Real Madrid on Tuesday.

The £49m midfielder is a doubt for Tuesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid after he was forced off against Leyton Orient