Real Madrid will have to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup semifinals without Trent Alexander-Arnold. The England international is not in Xabi Alonso’s squad for the all-important fixture due to injury. COPE journalist Miguel Ángel Díaz reports Alexander-Arnold suffered a setback in training ahead of the semifinal clash.

Why didn't Alexander-Arnold play against PSG?But this isn’t a situation Madrid wanted to find themselves in. Valverde is a midfielder - one of the best in the world. The club do NOT want to use him

While fans anticipated a star-studded clash at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, Real Madrid will be without one of its key players—a surprising absence that raises eyebrows just hours before kickoff.