Official: Real Madrid squad list against Elche

Back from winning the Club World Cup for the fifth time, Real Madrid are under some serious pressure in La Liga from Barcelona. The Catalans registered a 0-1 win over Villarreal this weekend, taking them 11 points clear on top of the table.

Madrid can cut the deficit to eight when they take on Elche on 15th, and have announced the squad list for the game. There are a fair few names missing from the squad, starting from Thibaut Courtois.

The Belgian did not travel to Morocco for the CWC, either, and will likely be back for the Osasuna clash on the weekend.

Lucas Vazquez returns to the squad after missing a more than a month’s worth of games due to injury. Eden Hazard, however, is still out.

Madrid also lack the services of Vinicius Jr, who picked up his fifth yellow card against RCD Mallorca. He will miss the game against Elche, and will start afresh in the Osasuna clash.

Toni Kroos has also been dropped from the squad due to gastroenteritis, with Sergio Arribas taking his place in the midfield column. The youngster was on the scoresheet in the CWC semis against Al Ahly SC in the 1-4 win.

📋✅ Our squad for the match 🆚 @Elchecf_en! #RealMadridElche pic.twitter.com/gELSMoF4CD

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 14, 2023