Mateo Kovacic was hurriedly squeezed into Zinedine Zidane's plans after the 25-year-old playmaker had to drop out due to a physical problem
Real Madrid were forced to change their starting XI before tackling Eibar in La Liga at the last moment as James Rodriguez suffered an injury in the warm-up.
The Colombia international, 25, was slated to start the fixture at Santiago Bernabeu until minutes before kick-off after he sustained an injury as he prepared for the game.
Goal has learned it is a leg problem the former Monaco player has sustained, though there is no indication yet as to its severity.