There was no room for Nathan Ake in Manchester City's squad to face Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-final first leg. Ahead of their trip to Everton at the weekend it was a huge blow for Pep Guardiola's side, who are in imperious form.
It came as Arsenal wait tentatively to see if City can keep up their furious pace in all competitions. After beating Newcastle on Sunday, Mikel Arteta saw his side close the gap at the top to one point once more with City still holding a game in hand.
It looks increasingly like the reigning champions will have to do without Ake for a crucial point of the run-in, though, after he was ruled out of the game in Spain with a hamstring strain, going off at the weekend in the win against Leeds.
