Real Madrid to arrive at Anfield for Liverpool clash with 6 injuries

Real Madrid know that anything short of a win at Anfield against Liverpool will leave them on the outside looking into the top eight of the Champions League group stages. However, Carlo Ancelotti must figure out a way to beat England's form team without six key players.

Defensively, Los Blancos are struggling, with Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal out for the rest of the season due to cruciate ligament injuries. David Alaba is also still recovering from the same problem last season. Meanwhile, Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes have been ruled out due to muscle injuries. The good news is that Lucas Vazquez has been included in their squad, which may give them another option at right-back, but one of the possible options to fill in at centre-back would be Aurelien Tchouameni – he's also not back from a muscle yet problem.

Young academy player Raul Asencio is expected to play only his third senior game at Anfield as a centre-back with Antonio Rudiger. Up front, Kylian Mbappe will likely sit on the left, with Jude Bellingham behind it, and one of Brahim Diaz, Endrick Felipe or even Arda Guler will also play alongside them.