Injured Beckham out of Real squad to face Betis

Real Madrid midfielder David Beckham has failed to recover from a calf injury and has been left out of the squad to face Real Betis in the Primera Liga on Saturday.

England captain Beckham was substituted in the second half of Real's 3-1 defeat by Deportivo Coruna on Wednesday, and did not train with the rest of the squad on Thursday or Friday.

He remains a doubt for Tuesday's Champions League clash with Rosenborg in Norway.

Beckham joins Brazilians Ronaldo and Julio Baptista, Denmark midfielder Thomas Gravesen and France playmaker Zinedine Zidane on Real's list of injured players for Saturday.

"Beckham started in La Coruna carrying a slight injury and in the second half it put him off his game. He wasn't playing well so I took him off," Luxemburgo told a news conference on Friday.

"We know we will have good runs and bad runs with injuries but we have to continue working hard regardless."

"We may have lost quality in midfield but maybe we will be more competitive."

After missing Real's last three games, however, right back Michel Salgado has been declared fit for the trip to Seville.

Real have lost their last two league encounters and have slipped down to sixth in the table, three points adrift of leaders Osasuna.