Madrid, March 13 -- Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa faces a continued injury crisis as his side prepares to face Elche in La Liga with an eye on next Tuesday's Champions League return leg away to Manchester City.
Fede Valverde's stunning first-half hat-trick gave Real Madrid a 3-0 first leg win at home to Manchester City on Wednesday night and morale is sky high at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.
However, there is very little time for recovery between Wednesday and Saturday and then Tuesday and Arbeloa has a long list of injuries to deal with after Ferland Mendy joined Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham, Dani Ceballos, Eder Militao, Rodrygo and Alvaro Carreras on the injury list, according to Xinhua.
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