This Tuesday, Real Madrid will seek full victories in the group stage of the Champions League against FC Union Berlin. The whites, who have so far had an immaculate group stage, come into the match with qualification for the round of 16 under their belt and the lead in Group C secured with 15 points, eight ahead of Naples.
For the duel against the German team and given the numerous casualties, Carlo Ancelotti is pulling from his youth team. He recovers the Brazilian Vinicius Tobias, to reinforce the right back, and Mario Martín in the center of the field. In addition, Fran González remains in the squad as the third goalkeeper, midfielder Nico Paz and forward Gonzalo García.
Ancelotti does not recover any of his injured players, compared to the match against Real Betis in LaLiga, and is still without Thibaut Courtois, Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Güler and Vinícius Junior.
For its part, Union Berlin, bottom of Group C of the Champions League, is still clinging to mathematics to reach third place in the table, which would give it access to the Europa League. The Germans have two points, just two behind third-placed Braga.
The Germans do not have bad memories of the first round match against Real Madrid. They lost by the minimum (1-0), in added time, thanks to a goal from English midfielder Jude Bellingham.
The match between Union Berlin and Real Madrid, corresponding to the last day of the Champions League group stage, will be played this Tuesday, December 12, at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin at 9:00 p.m. The meeting can be seen on television on Movistar and can also be followed live through the La Vanguardia website.
