Injury update: Three Real Madrid players doubt for El Clasico after Mallorca clash

Still fresh from the hangover of their stunning win over Paris-Saint Germain, Real Madrid pulled off another dominating victory over Mallorca. With this win, they go ten points clear of Sevilla, having played an equal number of games.

However, not all was well at Son Moix. Carlo Ancelotti’s side walked away with three points, there was a price to pay.

According to reports from Fernando Palomi, Karim Benzema, Rodrygo, and Ferland Mendy left the field injured on the night and are a doubt for the next game: El Clasico vs Barcelona.

Real Madrid take on Barcelona on 20th March at the Santiago Bernabeu for their second league clash of the season. The Madrid based side have beaten the Catalans twice already, but the situation is now different.

Barcelona have begun to string together a good run of form under Xavi Hernandez and look more confident than ever. In such circumstances, Ancelotti will hope the injuries to his stars are not severe.

Benzema has carried Los Blancos‘ attack this season with over 45 goal contributions. He has scored 22 goals and provided 11 assists in the league alone.

The other absence worrying the manager will be that of Ferland Mendy, especially given that Marcelo can no longer provide as much quality at left-back.

Nevertheless, Ancelotti has options to cover for the absentees if forced to. Marco Asensio and Gareth Bale would be suitable options to play in place of Rodrygo and Benzema, respectively while Nacho Fernandez could cover at left-back for the game against Barcelona.