Tomorrow Wednesday, Liverpool will visit Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in a mission impossible for the Reds in the second leg of the round of 16 to avoid relegation from the European Champions League. 2-5).
Real Madrid are expected to lose one of their pillars in their upcoming Champions League clash against Liverpool.
Despite a convincing 5-2 victory in the first leg at Anfield, Real Madrid will focus entirely on the second leg against Liverpool and play with their core elements to reach the quarter-finals of the continental championship they hope to retain. title for the second consecutive season.
Mystery surrounds the fate of Real Madrid defender David Alaba, despite his improvement and participation in training.
According to Real Madrid’s official website, Alaba has been training in the gym and on the pitch individually as he continues to recover from a hamstring injury sustained in the first leg against Liverpool.
Italian manager Carlo Ancelotti’s team is scheduled to play a Spanish league decider four days after the Liverpool match, as El Clasico will face Barcelona in a match that will largely determine this year’s La Liga champions. season.
It remains to be seen if Alaba will be able to participate in El Clasico next Sunday, while Real Madrid will once again use the services of French duo Karim Benzema and Ferland Mendy after recovering from injury.
And Liverpool, which woke up locally from a record victory over Manchester United (7:0), returned and lost in the last round of the Premier League to the hosts of Bournemouth (0:1).