Franco Mastantuono will not play for Real Madrid against Liverpool. On Monday, before the 'merengue' squad traveled to England for the fourth matchday of the UEFA Champions League, the club confirmed that the Argentinian forward has been suffering from discomfort in his pubis since last weekend.

The right winger played the 90 minutes against Valencia (4-0), but was ultimately sent to the infirmary. According to the official medical report, Mastantuono was diagnosed with pubalgia and is "pending further evaluation."

In principle, the '30' is not ruled out for the visit to Rayo Vallecano next Sunday (16:15 CEST), but it is likely that he will remain outside the group until after the November break.

After being left out for Matchday 12 of LaLiga, the player from Azul would also not travel with Argentina for the next FIFA window. For the time being, the Albiceleste has only confirmed a friendly against Angola (November 14) before the end of the year.

Franco Mastantuono Suffers the Same Injury as Lamine Yamal

Franco Mastantuono avoids comparisons with Lamine Yamal and praises Barça's '10'

Thus, Mastantuono, like Lamine Yamal, could see his performance and minutes with Real Madrid affected in the coming weeks. The Barça '10' has missed 5 games due to his discomfort in the pubis and only played the 90 minutes in 5 of the 14 games played by the Azulgrana team.

Although he scored again against Elche (3-1) on Sunday, it is clear that Lamine has still not completely overcome the injury. The youth player has lost speed and explosiveness in individual duels, although his striking ability and quality make a difference in attack even when he is at 70-80% of his capabilities.

Now, Xabi Alonso, like Hansi Flick, will have to manage the physical load of his young star. Franco has 1 goal and 1 assist in his first 12 appearances (9 as a starter) for the 'merengue' team.

In that sense, his performance has raised doubts regarding the frequency with which the man from Tolosa includes him in his starting XI, but the coach maintains his unwavering confidence in the 18-year-old forward, whose transfer exceeds 60 million euros including variables.

Real Madrid will face Liverpool with 4 absentees due to injury

In addition to Franco Mastantuono, Real Madrid has 4 more injury-related absences before matchday 4 of the Champions League. Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, and Antonio Rüdiger will also be unavailable against Liverpool.

The right-back underwent surgery last week to have an arthroscopy on his right knee, the same one he seriously injured in 2024. Carvajal will be out for 2 to 3 months, which means he probably won't play again until January.

Alaba, meanwhile, continues to suffer from muscle discomfort since the match against Getafe (10/19) and remains apart from the team. With Rüdiger, the 'Casa Blanca' plan is to give him medical discharge when the team returns from the break in the third week of November, after 2 months of rest due to an injury to the rectus anterior of his left leg.

Liverpool, meanwhile, will also be without 6 players due to injury this Tuesday against Real Madrid. The absentees include goalkeeper Alisson Becker and forward Alexander Isak, as well as Jeremie Frimpong, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch.