Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has warned his side against complacency tonight, while his side opposite Manchester City with a 3-2 lead of the first stage in the Etihad Stadium. Los Blancos are heavy favorites for the 21:00 CEST kick-off at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Ancelotti still misses Dani Carvajal and Eer Militao due to injury, while he confirmed that Lucas Vazquez was not fit enough for a starting role. David Alaba and Antonio Rudiger are back in the team, and the latter is expected to start with Diario as, saying that Aurelien Tchouameni is being pushed in midfield to make way for the German next to Raul Asencio. The Fabrica graduate is expected to hold his place, with Ferland Mendy Left, and Fede Valverde remains right-back.
Marca believes that the Italian coach will go with the same line-up, where the only change is Eduardo Camavinga that makes room for Rudiger. That means that Dani Ceballos also starts behind the front four -lined front four. Pep Guardiola has lost Manuel Akanji since the first stage, but is expected to be suitable otherwise.
Rico Lewis is supported to start right instead of Akanji, with John Stones in midfield. The big shifts will be the recording of Nico Gonzalez next to stones, and Phil Foden and Omar Marmoush behind Erling Haaland.
That would leave Kevin De Bruyne and Bernardo Silva from the side, although, as believes, one of the veterans will get the nod, which Nathan Ake costs its place in the backline to keep stones.
It seems that City goes for a much more physical line-up with more legs, while Ancelotti will also strengthen his defensive wall with Rudiger and the more positional Tchouameni over Camavinga. City will, however, have to win at the Bernabeu, something that they have only managed once in 2020.
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