Real Madrid have suffered a fresh injury blow ahead of Tuesday's Champions League game against Liverpool , with summer arrival Franco Mastantuono ruled out of the contest.

The Argentina international has been a regular for Los Blancos following his arrival from River Plate, featuring on 12 occasions in all competitions, scoring once and providing one assist.

The 18-year-old would have been in contention to start at Anfield, but Real Madrid have revealed that the attacker will sit out the contract due to pubalgia.

"Following tests carried out today on our player Franco Mastantuono by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with pubalgia. His recovery will be monitored," read a statement from the capital giants.

Real Madrid have not provided a timeframe in t

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