Real Madrid will be without Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao, Dani Ceballos and Arda Guler for Tuesday’s Champions League match with Braga.
real madrid He will be without the services of four first-team players on Tuesday Champions League clash with Braga in Portugal.
Los Blancos remain without Thibaut Courtois And Eder Militao Due to lingering knee injuries, the latter is not expected to return until March at the earliest, while the former faces a battle to return before the end of the season.
Arda GulerThe wait for his Real Madrid debut continues, as this match comes very early for the Turkish international, who is in the final stages of his recovery from a thigh problem.
Dani Ceballos He became the latest Los Blancos player to suffer an injury last week, with the Spain international suffering a muscle problem during a training session ahead of the 1-1 draw with Sevilla at the weekend.
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David Alaba He came into Saturday’s match with Sevilla safe and sound after returning from a thigh injury, and should continue in central defence.
There is also a return to the team Nachowho is currently serving a local suspension.
Coach Carlo Ancelotti Once again he has big decisions to make in midfield, with Tony Cross And Luka Modric Struggling to start the innings, while it remains to be seen if Fran Garcia, Ferland Mendy Or actually Eduardo Camavinga He works as a left-back.
Ancelotti also has a great chance in the final third of the pitch Rodrigo And Joselo Fighting to play along Vinicius Junior As part of the second front.
“It would be good to win again tomorrow. We know that Braga is playing good football, and we have to control the game. Defense will be important,” the Real Madrid coach told reporters during the pre-match press conference.
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Real Madrid is currently at the top of the Champions League, having obtained six points out of six available points after successive victories over Union Berlin and Napoli.
Los Blancos have the small matter of a league clash with Barcelona this weekend, but Ancelotti has insisted that El Clásico is not currently on their mind.
He added, “We have not talked about El Clasico yet. We are focusing on tomorrow’s match, which is the most important now.” “Deliberation before El Clásico? No, but I will not use the same formation that we used against Sevilla. I have to evaluate the players who were tired after the break, some of them were bruised against Sevilla… so we will see.”
Real Madrid have won 10, drawn one and lost one of their 12 matches in all competitions during a strong start to the 2023-24 season.
Real Madrid lineup vs. Braga:
Lunin, Kepa, Pineiro; Carvajal, Alaba, Nacho, Vazquez, F. Garcia, Rudiger, Mendy; Bellingham, Kroos, Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Choameni; Vinicius, Rodrigo, Joselu, Ibrahim
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