Real Madrid manager Álvaro Arbeloa has announced his starting line-up ahead of the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabéu.
Arbeloa opted to keep England’s Jude Bellingham and Morocco’s Ibrahim Diaz on the bench, whilst the attack will be led by the duo of Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior.
Real Madrid’s line-up came as no surprise and was as follows:
Goalkeeper: Lunin.
Defence: Arnold, Rüdiger, Hojbjerg, Carreras.
Midfield: Tchouameni, Pitarch, Valverde, Arda Güler.
Attack: Mbappé, Vinícius.
On the bench were: Fran González, Carvajal, Militão, Alaba, Bellingham, Camavinga, Gonzalo García, Asensio, Ceballos, Fran García, Mastanuto, and Ibrahim Díaz.
It is worth noting that the second leg between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid will take place at the Allianz Arena next Wednesday.
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