The bright lights of the Santiago Bernabeu host a battle of the behemoths on Wednesday night, as Real Madrid welcome Liverpool for the second leg of their Champions League last-16 contest.
Carlo Ancelotti's men stormed to an emphatic 5-2 win in the first leg at Anfield three weeks ago, having initially fallen 2-0 down on the evening, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
REAL MADRID vs. LIVERPOOL
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REAL MADRID
Out: David Alaba (thigh)
Doubtful: Ferland Mendy (thigh), Karim Benzema (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Nacho; Modric, Tchouameni, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
LIVERPOOL
Out: Luis Diaz (knee), Thiago Alcantara (hip), Calvin Ramsay (knee), Jordan Henderson (illness), Stefan Bajcetic (adductor)
Doubtful: Naby Keita (muscle), Joe Gomez (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Keita; Salah, Jota, Nunez; Gakpo
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
