He real Madrid Tonight begins the path of truth to the final of Wembley in the first leg of the round of 16 Champions he is new Leipzig (9:00 p.m., Movistar Champions League). Carlo Ancelotti’s team start as clear favorites to reach the quarterfinals but must first face an opponent who made them suffer in the group stage of the last edition.
The whites fell to 3-2 Leipzig in one of the worst matches of the last season and in front of them they will have an uncomfortable, brave and aggressive team that will put them to the test. The absence of Jude Bellingham pThe injury represents a severe setback for real Madridwho will also be without three of their four centre-backs on the payroll for this match.
The good news for Carlo Ancelotti the thing is Nacho He has recovered from his muscular overload and will captain Madrid tonight. The casualties of Rüdiger, praise and military on the central axis will force the Italian coach to resort Tchouaméni as a youth teammate.
More complicated for him real Madrid fill in the left blank Jude Bellingham who has been in dry dock for about three weeks after suffering a severe sprain to his left ankle against the Girona. Without his top scorer of the course (20 targets), Carlo Ancelotti will foreseeably resort to Brahim Diaz.
The Malaga attacker starts with more numbers than Joselu and? Luka Modric to start against the German team after his last good performances. His ability to play in the midfield allows Madrid not change the system in the absence of the English midfielder.
The other option that holds Ancelotti is at the resort at Joselu Mato and change the drawing to 4-3-3 to include the Spanish international Vinicius already Rodrygo in the offensive phase.
Where there is no doubt is in midfield, where Madrid have found the perfect mix between control and energy in the partnership formed by Kroos, Camavinga and Valverde. Leipzig, without fear of anything but the problems of irregularity in the Bundesliga, added its fourth presence in the round of 16 and this year, in Europe it was only beaten by Manchester City
Source: La Verdad
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