Real Madrid revealed this Monday morning their group for the trip to Liverpool, for the knockout stages of the ongoing Champions League.
The round of 16 first leg of the Champions League ends this week, with several matches on the program On this occasion, Real Madrid will travel to Anfield this Tuesday (8 p.m., GMT), to face Liverpool FC.
For this game in England, Carlo Ancelotti has selected a group of 23 players. The good news is the return of captain Karim Benzema. The Ballon d’Or should regain his starting place against Liverpool after being preserved during the last outing of Madrid.
After several weeks of absence, Eden Hazard has also been invited. On the other hand, Aurélien Tchouameni and Toni Kroos, still sick, are absent.
For the rest, it’s classic with other executives such as Federico Valverde, Luka Modric or Vinicius Jr, scorer against the Reds in the Champions League final last season. Note the presence of young people from Castilla like Mario Martins, Arriba and Alvaro.
The Real Madrid squad
Goalkeepers: Courtois, Lunin, Luis López
Defenders: Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Vallejo, Nacho, Odriozola, Lucas, Rüdiger
Midfielders: Modric, Camavinga, Valverde, Ceballos, Mario Martín, Arribas
Forwards: Hazard, Benzema, Asensio, Vinicius, Rodrygo, Alvaro