Real Madrid will hope to enjoy an evening outside of the referee controversy if you return to the Champions League campaign on Wednesday to stand against Manchester City.
No team has received more penalties in La Liga this season than the Spanish champions, although it did not deny that Carlo Ancelotti’s team has been at the reception of some rather hard decisions in the past few weeks.
A “misunderstanding” led to Jude Bellingham’s dismissal in Osasuna on Saturday, but Ancelotti will have the game improvement of the past week for visiting Manchester City.
The ‘modern clasico’ has rarely disappointed, and a 3-2 victory in Madrid in Etihad means that we give more typical thrills in the second leg on Wednesday. Here is the Ancelotti team, because the 15-fold Champions League winners want to book their place in the 16th round.
GK: Thibaut Courtois – Courtois was not particularly busy in Etihad, but he still admitted twice. The excellent Belgian shooting stopper has hardly seen defensive problems this season this season in Madrid’s.
RB: Federico Valverde – Lucas Vazquez could be back in the Matchday squad, but Ancelotti has confirmed that he will not start on Wednesday. Valverde, awarded last week, is therefore expected to keep his place in the right -back.
CB: Aurelien Tchouameni – Madrid has become a little healthier in Mitte-Back last week, but there could still be a place in the backline for Tchouameni.
CB: Antonio Rudiger – The German international is back in training and will probably return directly to Ancelottis XI after scoring two goals from Erling Haaland twice last Tuesday.
LB: Ferland Mendy – Fran Garcia enjoyed a good season, but Mendy is ready to prefer the tiny Spaniard to visit the city. A duel with the in-shape Savinho waves.
Cm: Eduardo Camavavinga – Camavinga still finds his groove after he has recently returned from a muscle injury, but he is currently Madrid’s best all-phase midfielder and a Shoo-in to start on Wednesday evening.
Cm: Dani Ceballos – Luka Modric got Osasuna and although Ceballos in Manchester had an on and down, Ancelotti has to entrust him again in the second leg.
RW: Rodrygo – At the weekend there was a break for Rodrygo, with Brahim Diaz earning a rare start of La Liga. He plays an underestimated role in Madrids right.
Am: Jew Bellingham – The match winner of last week shone in the second half and will be interested in achieving a statement performance under the light lights of the Bernabeus, as this has expired on Saturday.
LW: Vinicius Junior – The 2024 Ballon d’Or-over-the-run had the last laugh in front of the tuners in Etihad, who had started Bellingham’s winner with an incorrect effort. Vini JR makes the style in this competition so often, especially at home.
ST: Kylian Mbappe – Mbappe scored in three games in a row and at the beginning of 2025 11 to 13. It is fair to say that he found his feet in the Spanish capital.