Crossing paths almost five months on from their memorable meeting in the 2023-24 Champions League final, Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund reunite in Tuesday's league phase battle at the Bernabeu.
Los Blancos have some mistakes to rectify from their surprise 1-0 loss to Lille on matchday two, while BVB slaughtered Celtic 7-1 last time out in Europe, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
REAL MADRID vs. BORUSSIA DORTMUND
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REAL MADRID
Out: Dani Carvajal (knee), David Alaba (knee), Brahim Diaz (abductor)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Bellingham, Tchouameni, Valverde; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr
BORUSSIA DORTMUND
Out: Karim Adeyemi (hamstring), Julien Duranville (thigh), Giovanni Reyna (groin), Yan Couto (muscle)
Doubtful: Pascal Gross (knock), Niklas Sule (illness), Maximilian Beier (illness)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Can, Sabitzer; Malen, Brandt, Gittens; Guirassy
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
