Real Madrid enters matchday five of the Champions League with qualification for the round of 16 assured. The white team will face away against Red Bull Leipzig, second in group F, who are also looking to certify their place in the next round.
The white team arrives at the duel as a solid leader of the Santander League. Carlo Ancelotti is expected to give minutes to the substitutes, with rotations in the starting eleven. Even some canteranos could have the opportunity to dispute minutes with the first team.
Leipzig - Real Madrid is played this Tuesday, October 25 at 9:00 p.m. and will be broadcast by Movistar Champions League. The La Vanguardia website will also show live what happens during the ninety minutes of the match.
Leipzig: Blaswich; Simakan, Orban, Diallo, Raum; Kampl, Schlager; Szoboszlai, Forsberg; André Silva y Nkunku.
Real Madrid: Courtois, Lucas Vazquez, Rudiger, Nacho, Mendy, Tchouameni, Kroos, Camavinga, Asensio, Vinicius, Rodrigo
Madrid's casualties confirmed for this clash are Karim Benzema and Fede Valverde, totally ruled out. The Frenchman was no longer against Sevilla due to muscle fatigue and will not risk the classification in his pocket. Last Sunday he worked together with a physical trainer at the Valdebebas facilities.
Meanwhile, the Uruguayan Valverde went to the sports city to undergo medical tests that confirmed that he does not suffer a muscle injury after the tough tackle against Sevilla in added time. With his right thigh affected by the strong blow, he will rest and in two or three days, after the Champions League duel for which he is absent, he will return to training.
Nor is Luka Modric on the summoned list, who falls off the list due to an overload. "One or the other player has enormous quality, everyone who deals with football knows that. We will probably face the team with the best squad in the world. Just stopping Toni Kroos when he is setting up the game is a huge challenge." said Leipzig coach Marco Rose in the preview.
In this way and with the starters in a recovery session, Ancelotti began to focus the visit to Leipzig with his substitute players before traveling to Germany. Midfielder Dani Ceballos and striker Mariano Díaz are still out of the group, having recovered from the muscle injury and the blow to the foot that have prevented them from playing the last Real Madrid games. Both carried out field work, one step away from their return to group dynamics.
Carlos Dotor, Sergio Arribas and Álvaro Rodríguez, three of Raúl González's jewels at Real Madrid Castilla, may have minutes. All three were starters in the solid victory against Deportivo at the Di Stéfano (1-0) last weekend. Only Arribas has made his debut with the first team. The large number of casualties could present a golden opportunity for them.
The Italian Daniele Orsato will referee the Leipzig-Real Madrid match. He will have his compatriot Paolo Valeri at the head of the VAR and with fellow Italians Ciro Carbone and Alessandro Giallatini as assistants, Daniele Doveri as fourth official and Englishman Stuart Attwell as VAR assistant.
