As the walls slowly close in, Real Madrid boss Álvaro Arbeloa must now prepare for a bout with Celta Vigo without at least eight players, including the suspended trio of Dean Huijsen, Álvaro Carreras and Franco Mastantuono.
In the span of two weeks, Los Blancos went from leading the La Liga title race to trailing bitter rivals Barcelona by four points. Injury woes, systematic issues and a lack of composure saw the 15-time European champions suffer back-to-back league defeats against Osasuna and Getafe.
