Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos has reportedly been ruled out of Tuesday's clash with Manchester City, taking the Spanish side's number of absences to three.
City travel to the Bernabeu for the first leg of the Champions League semi-final in great spirits after making it 20 games without defeat with a 2-1 win over Leeds United on Saturday and ensuring they kept their spot at the top of the table. Madrid are 14 points off leaders Barcelona in La Liga but will be buoyed by their Copa del Rey triumph over Osasuna on the weekend.
Pep Guardiola's side will be hoping to exact revenge on Los Blancos following their heartbreaking elimination at the hands of the eventual winners at the same stage last season. The Blues are sweating on the fitness of Nathan Ake after the defender limped off with what appeared to be another hamstring injury against Leeds but otherwise have a fully fit squad.
