Marco Asensio the Seventh Real Madrid Player to Miss Club World Cup Semis

• Marco Asensio will miss Real Madrid's clash with Al Ahly in the Club World Cup
• The forward suffered an injury during Los Blancos' clash against RCD Mallorca
• Asensio now joins six other players from the Spanish giants in a treatment room

Real Madrid forward, Marco Asensio is the newest Real Madrid player to miss their Club World Cup semi-final against Al Ahly on Wednesday.

The Spanish international sustained a hamstring injury in Los Blancos' shocking 1-0 defeat at RCD Mallorca on Sunday.

During Tuesday’s training session in Morocco, Asensio was reportedly still feeling discomfort, which eventually saw him ruled him out for the clash against the Egyptian giants, according to Infinite Madrid.

Asensio joins Madrid injury list

Carlo Ancelotti selected 22 players for the Club World Cup but is without five key players.

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According to Football Espana, forwards, Eden Hazard and Karim Benzema have both suffered injuries and stayed in the Spanish capital for treatment, while defenders, Lucas Vazquez and Ferland Mendy have been ruled out for much of February.

Goalkeeper, Thibaut Courtois will also miss the Club World Cup after he picked up an injury during Real Madrid's warm-up against Mallorca on Sunday.

Real Madrid chasing cup final

The winner of Real Madrid's clash against Egypt's Al Ahly will take on Al Hilal in the Club World Cup final.

The Saudi Arabian side had a stunning 3-2 win against South American champions, Flamengo in the other semi-final in Tangier on Tuesday.

Why Asensio took the penalty

Real Madrid suffered another setback in the defence of their La Liga title, as they fell to a 1-0 defeat to RCD Mallorca at Son Moix.

The home side broke the deadlock thanks to a Nacho Fernandez own goal in the 13th minute.

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The European champions fought back and could have equalised, but for Asensio missing his penalty at the hour mark.

In his post-match conference, Ancelotti revealed why Rodrygo did not take the penalty, per Madrid Universal.

Ancelotti angry at fixture congestion

Sports Brief also reported on Carlo Ancelotti being furious with organisers of football tournaments, in relation to the fixture congestion in the sport.

The Real Madrid boss's side has competed in at least four competitions concurrently this season, forcing his players to complete every midweek.

Ancelotti - who is set to lead Real Madrid to the FIFA Club World Cup next week - has now warned football organisers that players would burn out.