Erling Haaland injury: Man City lineup vs. Real Madrid in flux for Champions League, pending late fitness test

The Second stage of the Champions League Knock -Out Play -Offs Decree on Wednesday evening, led by one of the large cross-nation rivality of the continent of recent years in Real Madrid vs. Manchester City. It is the hosts who have the advantage of going into the second stage, two late goals in the Etihad Stadium that secures a 3-2 lead for Madrid to return to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Both parties will have to be resolved after some debilitating campaigns for the couple. Madrid Sweat Sweat on the fitness of two Senior Center -Backs that missed the first stage, while for city assistants the hope that Tuesday’s training session has deposited any persistent fears for the early exit of Erling Haaland from the victory over Newcastle United have been deposited as according to according to At the striker “Wednesday morning” felt “the striker”, it felt possible that he “would not even play, even If he was on the couch “fitness test.

This is what we will see from both sides in the Bernabeu from both sides.

Real Madrid

As in the first stage, it is the defense that will offer the biggest headache to Carlo Ancelotti. First the well -known absent. Both Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao have previously suffered in the Knie injuries campaign that probably ends seasonal and with the January transfer window that does not offer reinforcements, Madrid has already been stretched.

It seemed that it might be more than the breaking point for the first stage of last week when both Antonio Rudiger (Hamstring) and David Alaba (adductor), worked back his way for a large knee -blog, were excluded. Since the victory in Manchester Ancelotti, optimism has pronounced that both will be available, but neither played in the 1-1 draw of Saturday in Osasuna. Lucas Vazquez, who has confirmed Ancelotti, is also not only fit enough for a place on the couch.

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Further complicating things is what Ancelotti “discomfort” called that Federico Valverde, ready to fill back immediately, felt at the weekend. He hinted that Raul could shift Asencio to the right with Aurelien Tchouameni next to a recovered rudiger in the middle of the back. On the left in the back, Ferland Mendy seems to be the only one almost lock for the backline.

However, if Valverde is fit, there will certainly be a temptation to roll out the same backline That earned the praise from Ancelotti in the first stage; Unless he is sure that Rudiger or Alaba are ready to go, he cannot change things. Certainly further on the field there is no logic to mess with a team that controlled the battle at Etihad authoritarian.

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A matter that will play in the spirit of Ancelotti are the six players who can miss the round of 16 first leg bands against Atletico Madrid or Bayer Leverkusen if they are booked. Those are: Rudiger, Tchouameni, Endrick, Luka Modric, Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga.

Possible Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Valverde, Sencio, Rudigger, Mendy; Rodrygo, Camavinga, Tchouameni, Bellingham; Mbape, Viniicus Junior

Manchester City

For 87 minutes it seemed that nothing went wrong when Manchester City assured three important points in their fight to be back in the Champions League of next season, where Newcastle United 4-0 was crushed at Etihad. When Haaland landed awkward and immediately made his exit out of the procedure, took care of what seemed to be in his knee. Losing their top striker would certainly only hinder the “one percent” opportunity that Pep Guardiola gave his side of the expiry of Real Madrid.

CBS Sports’ Guillem Balague said on Wednesday that Haaland “felt pain and the manager told that” and that the striker “may not even play, even if he is on the couch” but still the subject of a late fitness test to find out Whether he could actually start. Jack Grealish, whose brilliant Pas Haaland has helped his first goal in the first stage, is also a doubt. The international of England pulled off from that match with injury, just like Manuel Akanji, sidelined for up to 10 weeks after an operation to his adductor.

Nathan Ake is also a doubt with muscular issues, although even if he also misses the city, the bodies must have to give the head to defense. Further Vooruit has brought the January window options for Guardiola. Nico Gonzalez nor Omar Marmoush started the first stage, it is hard to believe that they will also be missing in the XI in the Bernabeu. The first earned himself the title “Mini-Rodri” from Guardiola, the last one scored a first half Hattrick who spoke with a fast-growing collaboration with Haaland and a capacity to pick up the scoring play when the Norwegian is not at its best.

Possible Manchester City XI: Ederson; Lewis, stones, dias, garden; Gonzalez, Silva; Savinho, Brushne, Marble; Trap