Carlo Ancelotti has named a strong starting lineup for Real Madrid's Champions League clash with Copenhagen this evening.

Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo will lead the Spanish side's attack, while Iker Casillas returns between the posts.

Record signing Gareth Bale misses out with a thigh injury.

Meanwhile, former Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg starts for the visitors, who have also named three strikers in their XI.

Real Madrid: Casillas, Varane, Pepe, Marcelo, Carvajal, Khedira, Modric, Di Maria, Illarramendi, Ronaldo, Benzema

Copenhagen: Wiland, Jacobsen, Bengtsson, Mellberg, Sigurdsson, Claudemir, Delaney, Gilslason, Jorgensen, Braaten, Toutouh