Zinedine Zidane has decided to rest a trio of South American stars along with Sergio Ramos as La Liga action returns after the international break
Real Madrid will be without goalkeeper Keylor Navas, midfielder James Rodriguez and vice-captain Marcelo for Sunday's La Liga meeting with Alaves.
The three players were all in action for their countries in World Cup qualifying over the last week and have been left out of the 18-man squad for the meeting at Santiago Bernabeu.
It is believed that the trio are simply being rested ahead of a difficult run of matches for the league leaders, who face Leganes, Atletico Madrid and a Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich after Sunday's encounter.