One altogether noteworthy absence has been noted in the squad of players named by Real Madrid for the club’s upcoming meeting with Real Sociedad.
The player in question? Antonio Rüdiger.
Real Madrid are of course primed to mark their post-international break return to action on Saturday.
A meeting with the aforementioned Real Sociedad lies in wait, at Anoeta.
Xabi Alonso’s troops head into the matchup with sights on a fourth successive victory to open the new campaign.
As alluded to above, though, in efforts towards as much, Los Blancos will be forced to make do without the contributions of a leading member of the club’s backline.
The German, in turn, has not been called up for the trip to San Sebastian.
Check out Real Madrid’s latest travelling squad in full below: