Real Madrid handed double injury worry as four players could miss Liverpool Champions League clash

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Liverpool are set to face Real Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield next month, and Xabi Alonso has been dealt a couple of new injury worries during the international break, which could see key players miss outReal Madrid could be without four key players when they face Liverpool in the Champions League next month. Xabi Alonso has had to deal with injuries to key players during his short but sweet tenure at the Bernabeu thus far.And the Spaniard has just been handed another double injury blow during the international break as Liverpool prepare to face Madrid on home soil on Tuesday, November 4.

Like Mastantuono, Mbappe picked up a minor injury against Villarreal, and went down in pain late into his nation's fixture before he was replaced by Florian Thauvin.It comes as Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy could also miss Real Madrid's clash with Liverpool next month, dependent on how they recover from their current injuries. Rudiger is expected to be sidelined with a hamstring injury until December after sustaining the issue during training.Meanwhile Mendy has failed to make an appearance under Alonso since this summer's Club World Cup, sidelined with a reported thigh injury with no return date in sight.

Alisson Becker may miss Liverpool's return to the Champions League as a result of a hamstring injury sustained against Galatasaray as a result of being expected to be unavailable for selection until mid-November.While Ibrahima Konate came off against Chelsea with a quad problem, he has since travelled with France on international duty, and it is expected that his injury is not severe. Giovanni Leoni, meanwhile, has undergone surgery for an ACL injury, and will miss the majority of the season as a result.Elsewhere, Wataru Endo missed international duty with Japan as a result of an unspecified injury.