Juan Sebastian Veron has been ruled out of Manchester United's crunch Champions League tie with Real Madrid in the Bernabeu tomorrow.
The £28.1 million midfielder has failed to recover from the knee-ligament injury he picked up against Leeds at the beginning of the month.
Alex Ferguson could also rule him out of the vital Premiership trips to Newcastle and Arsenal in a bid to ensure he is fit for the second leg of the quarter-final on April 23rd.
Phil Neville misses the game through suspension.
David Beckham and Nicky Butt are expected to be recalled after starting Saturday's 4-0 win over Liverpool on the bench, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set to step down.
United are without a win in three previous trips to the Spanish capital, although they have managed two draws.
Provisional squad: Barthez, Carroll, Ricardo, G Neville, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, O'Shea, Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Keane, Giggs, Van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer, Forlan, Roche, Richardson, Pugh, Fletcher.