No Bellingham! Official lineup of Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig in Champions League

Real Madrid had to juggle to make a good eleven against RB Leipzig!

13/02/2024, 06:18 PM +00:00

No Bellingham! Official lineup of Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig in Champions League

Today Real Madrid faces one of the biggest challenges of the season. Although the season has been fantastic, everything could change if a good result is not achieved today in the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League against RB Leipzig.

Carlo Ancelotti had a big headache for the official lineup for today against the Germans. Jude Bellingham was injured against Girona in the last game, the Englishman will not be available for more than two weeks. For this reason, today the Italian coach had to resort to a plan B.

This is the starting line up of Real Madrid for the crucial clash against RB Leipzig: Lunin; Carvajal, Nacho, Tchouaméni, Mendy; Camavinga, Kroos, Valverde, Brahim; Vinicius and Rodrygo.

This will be the official lineup of RB Leipzig: Gulácsi; Simakan, Klostermann, Orban, Raum; Kampl, Schlager, Dani Olmo, Xavi Simons; Sesko and Openda.

Now, Ancelotti spoke about Bellingham's situation: "We never think about those who are not there, it is fair to think about those who are there. Bellingham is not there but without him we have won four games out of four. It means that those who have replaced him have done very well. Be it Brahim or Joselu, who have different characteristics, we can do very well. Bellingham is very important, like Militao, Rüdiger or Alaba, but it is an opportunity to be more motivated."

Ancelotti surrendered to Vinicius:

"If Vinícius is capable of playing like he did against Girona, he is a player who makes the difference. What stands out about him is that he is a high-quality player, who uses a lot of intensity in sprints and dribbles, the continuity with which he is capable of to do things constantly for the 90 minutes. There are many rivals who hold up but others lower their physical level. This is what stands out most about Vini for me."