Predicted teams for Real Madrid-AC Milan as Paulo Fonseca reveals key player will return
Real Madrid will face AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday night at 21:00 CEST at the Santiago Bernabeu as the league stage reaches its climax. Los Blancos are looking for a response in their first game since the Clasico.
Carlo Ancelotti is not expected to change much from that game, however AS Diary predicting only one change from their heavy defeat at Barcelona. Rodrygo Goes is back from injury, but they are Marco it coincides that it will be Luka Modric who comes in for Eduardo Camavinga in the midfield. Thibaut Courtois, David Alaba and Dani Carvajal remain injured and out of action.
Carlo Ancelotti will be looking for an answer from #RealMadrid tonight against #ACMilan in the #ChampionsLeaguebut Diario AS only expects a change from #TheClassic. Rafael Leao starts for the visitors. pic.twitter.com/mQaFUfzmqd
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Manager Paulo Fonseca has been at loggerheads with star player Rafael Leao, dropping him for his last two games, but confirmed he would be back on the left against Los Blancos. Real Madrid he will also be up against a number of ex-La Liga players, in Emerson Royale, Yunus Musah and Samu Chukwueze, and two of his old players in Alvaro Morata and Theo Hernandez.
Where Marca differs, is to believe that Strahinja Pavlovic will start from Malick Thiaw, and Ruben Loftus-Cheek ahead of Musah. Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi and Ismael Bennacer are all injured outside, while Davide Calabria and Tammy Abrahamh have made a full recovery, and are expected on the bench.
“It's always a motivation to play against the best team in the world in a legendary stadium. It's an opportunity for us, but we know it will be a tough game because they have a very strong team. There are ways we can surprise them,” he continued Fonseca. “We prepared the game to look for their weaknesses. It is important to continue our growth,” Fonseca told the media before the game.
He also sent a message of support to the victims of the tragedy of the DANA storm in the Valencian Community, which to date has claimed 215 lives.
“I am sorry for these difficult days for these people. We are all with them to help all these people. I want to send my support to the victims of the catastrophe in Valencia. What we have seen is something very hard and difficult and our hearts I go to the people who suffer from this tragedy. In Italy we have suffered similar tragedies, and we stand by the Valencians.
