Oct 22 – Defending champion Real Madrid is set to host runner-up Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.
UEFA Champions League, League Stage, Big Match tonight (22 Oct.) at 02.00 hrs. is a rematch of last season’s final. “Los Blancos” Real Madrid, the defending champion from Spain, will open the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to meet Borussia Dortmund, the runner-up from Germany.
In this game, Carlo Ancelotti, the Madrid coach, will be without David Alaba, Brahim Diaz and Dani Carvajal who are long-term injured. The team arrangement, even though there is the “El Clasico” battle against Barcelona this weekend, is expected to still send main players onto the field. Ferland Mendy is ready to return in place of Fran Garcia, while the three forwards Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior are ready to enter the field. In the midfield, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Chuameni and Jude Bellingham will play together.
Dortmund manager Nuri Sahin has received good news as Pascal Gross and Niklas Sule have been cle
ared to be available, but Karim Adeyemi, Julien Duranville, Gio Reina and Jan Couto are all injured, while key players Donyell Malen, Jamie Byno-Gittens, Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt are all available, with Sergio Girassi leading the line.
Interesting match schedule tonight:
11:45 p.m. Monaco meets Red Star Belgrade,
11:45 p.m. AC Milan meets Club Brugge,
2:00 a.m. Aston Villa meets Bologna,
2:00 a.m. Juventus meets Stuttgart,
2:00 a.m. Paris Saint-Germain meets PSV,
2:00 a.m. Arsenal meets Shakhtar Donetsk. – Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agencyl