Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso is contending with a defensive injury crisis ahead of with Kairat in Almaty.

Los Blancos went into without the services of Trent Alexander-Arnold , Antonio Rudiger and Ferland Mendy .

Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao have since been added to the absentee list after they were forced off in Saturday's disappointing 5-2 defeat.

Carvajal is set to be out for around four weeks with a calf issue, while Militao will not be risked after he took a knock to his ankle at the Metropolitano.

With key players on the sidelines, Alonso could decide to select the same backline that started the 4-1 win over Levante on September 23.

That would see Raul Asencio and Fran Garcia play as the two full-backs, while Alvaro Carreras would move in

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