Mateo Kovacic among substitutes vs. PSG; reportedly unavailable due to injury
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Real Madrid has reportedly lost yet another player to injury.
According to Marca, Mateo Kovacic will be unable to take the pitch for Real Madrid's Champions League clash at Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday due to a muscular problem suffered in training.
However, Kovacic was included on Real Madrid's team sheet as a substitute for the fixture, along with Luka Modric, who suffered an adductor muscle injury in his right thigh while on international duty.
In addition to Kovacic and Modric, Madrid will also be missing Pepe, Dani Carvajal, Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez, and Alvaro Arbeloa on Wednesday, due to a variety of ailments.
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