by Federico Valverde was called in the Real Madrid squad for the Clash of the Champions League against Atletico Madrid.
Valverde missed the 2-1 defeat on Saturday against Real Betis, but is on the course to return to the starting line-up on Tuesday evening.
The Uruguay national player worked in both playoffs against Man City right-back and can be asked to do this again against Atletico, considering that Lucas Vazquez has just returned from a brief absence in injuries.
However, Jude Bellingham misses the meeting with 16 first legs in Santiago Bernabeu after taking his third yellow card of the season during the 3-1 win against Manchester City in the Playoff round last month.
In addition, the midfielder Dani Cemballos with a leg injury in the semi -final victory in Copa del Rey against Real Sociedad is from the semi -finals last week, which will keep him outside the campaign for up to a month.
This does not leave the current holders of the competition in the machine room, but they have more than enough quality to cope with the absences.
Eduardo Camavavinga is expected to return to the starting line -up alongside Aurelia Tchouameni, while captain Luka Modric could get another runout, although Arda Guler and Brahim Diaz are alternative options.
In an attack, Kylian Mbappe has not been training much lately due to a problem with his tooth. The Frenchman will lead the line supported by Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo.
Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois; Valverde, Rudiger, Ascio, Mendy; Tchouameni, Camavinga, Modric; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.
Injured: Eder Militao, Dani Carvajal, Dani Ceballos
Exposed: Jude Bellingham
In the meantime, Atletico Madrid is almost in full strength, since Diego Simeone wants to build against the Athletic Club on the clean leaf on Saturday -a result in which they skipped their rivals in the La Liga table.
Captain Koke will miss injuries, while Cesar Azpilicueta has a doubt after having missed the training session with Knock on Monday that triggered him in the last two games.
As a result, Simeone could return to a similar team that started with Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-final last week with 4: 4 draw.
This would see recalls for Marco’s Llorente, Conor Gallagher and Jose Gimenez after they were all put on the bench at the weekend. How was Julian Alvarez and he will probably return to the starting line -up after achieving the winner against Athletic within seven minutes after the introduction.
Atletico Madrid forecast XI: Oblak; Llorente, Gimenez, Le Normand, Galan; Simeone, de Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Griezmann, Alvarez
Injured: Koke
Doubt: Cesar azpilicueta
Time and date: 8 p.m. GMT on Tuesday, March 4, 2025,
Venue: Santiago Bernabeu
TV channel and live stream: TNT Sport
