Zidane planning on deploying Lucas Vazquez at full-back versus Bayern Champions League - Real Madrid vs Bayern Nacho Fernandez almost certainly out

Real Madrid are in a strong position ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg against Bayern Munich, although they have a serious problem at right-back with Zinedine Zidane already planning to use Lucas Vazquez as a full-back for Tuesday's match.

Dani Carvajal's hamstring injury in the first leg will keep him on the sidelines for two to three weeks, and this absence has come at the same time as Nacho Fernandez, the usual deputy right-back, also struggling with a similar complaint.

Whilst the Spaniard hasn't yet been officially ruled out, it's understood that he has almost no chance of playing at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu.

Vazquez played at right-back for the closing stages of the first leg once Carvajal had been substituted, and in truth he did well going up against Franck Ribery.

Doing this for a full match is another proposition entirely, the move also shows just how far down the pecking order young Achraf Hakimi remains.

"It could be Lucas," the French coach explained in his post-match press conference on Saturday.

"Nacho hasn't trained with the team. It's very difficult to consider him an option for Tuesday."

Defensive injuries have left the former Juventus midfielder in a pickle, despite resting every other starter from the trip to Bavaria in Saturday's match with Leganes, Casemiro was still forced to start.

The Brazilian played at centre-back because there simply weren't enough options in that position with both Sergio Ramos and Raphael Varane rested, as Zidane made clear.

"I only did it so I could allow Sergio and Varane to rest," he admitted.

"Raphael has played a lot of matches recently."