Real Madrid You know that something other than a win from their trip to Anfield to face Liverpool leave them out looking in the first eight of the Champions League group stage. Carlo Ancelotti must find a way to beat the in-form team in England without six key players.
Defensively, Los Blancos are suffering, with Eder Militao and Dani Carvajal out for the rest of the season with cruciate ligament injuries. David Alaba is also recovering from the same problem last season. Meanwhile, Brazilian duo Vinicius Junior and Rodrygo Goes are out of action with muscle injuries. The good news is that Lucas Vazquez has been included in his squad, giving him another potential option at right-back, but one of the potential options to replace him at centre-back would be Aurelien Tchouameni – he too is yet to return from a defender muscle problem.
#RealMadrid are without six key players for their trip to face Liverpool in the #ChampionsLeague. #LFC they are at the top of the group stage with a 100% record, while the Blancos are in 18th with two wins and two defeats. pic.twitter.com/HqfMdyqAw0
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Young academy product Raul Asencio is expected to play just his third senior game at Anfield at centre-back alongside Antonio Rudiger. Up front, Kylian Mbappe will likely be on the left with Jude Bellingham at the back, and one of Brahim Diaz, Endrick Felipe or even Arda Guler playing alongside them.
