Madrid, March 1 -- Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa has several injuries to contend with ahead of his side's La Liga game at home to Getafe on Monday night.

Real Madrid will be without central defender Raul Asencio, who has a neck injury after falling badly in last week's Champions League win at home to Benfica, while Dean Huijsen is also out with a muscle problem.

Those absences and the long-term loss of Eder Militao mean Arbeloa will have to decide between David Alaba and Aurelien Tchouameni in central defense, according to Xinhua.

Still, his main problem is the knee injury that kept top scorer Kylian Mbappe out against Benficaand which looks likely to sideline him for longer.

Real Madrid has not published a medical communique to expl...