Real Madrid to be without star player against Real Sociedad

Bellingham was unable to train with the team on Thursday due to gastroenteritis, and it has now been confirmed that he will miss the clash against Real Sociedad.

However, Real Madrid are confident that the 20-year-old will have overcome the issue in time to feature against Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night.

Bellingham has starred for the capital giants in his first season at the club, scoring 21 goals and registering 10 assists in 36 appearances in all competitions.

The ex-Birmingham City youngster has 17 goals and four assists in 25 La Liga appearances, with Carlo Ancelotti's side 11 points clear at the top of the table, while he has contributed four goals and four assists in his team's run to the semi-finals of the Champions League.

There had also been some concern over Rodrygo, who has been struggling with an illness, but the Brazil international has been named in the squad.

Ferland Mendy is out, with the Frenchman's fitness being monitored ahead of the Bayern clash, while David Alaba and Thibaut Courtois are again unavailable for selection.

Courtois, though, is in line to make his comeback against Cadiz on May 4, having made a quick recovery from a second knee operation of the season.

«Bellingham had a stomach problem and Rodrygo had the flu, but they can still travel. Mendy won't travel, he's fine but I prefer him to stay and work for the Champions League,» Ancelotti told reporters during his press conference before it was revealed that