
Ancelotti Solves the Mbappé Enigma and There's a Surprise in Real Madrid's Starting Eleven
Real Madrid Already Has Its Starting Eleven Ready to Face Atlético de Madrid in the Champions League
Today at 9:00 p.m., Spanish time, Real Madrid play the second leg of these Champions League round of 16 against Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano.
Carletto's team start with the advantage of the 2-1 achieved in the first leg at the Bernabéu. Now, Ancelotti has already made Real Madrid's starting eleven official.
Real Madrid's Starting Eleven for This Match
These are the eleven players who will start the match today: Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rüdiger, Mendy; Tchouaméni, Modric, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Vinícius, and Mbappé.
As we can see, the big surprise in Real Madrid's starting eleven is the inclusion of Luka Modric in place of Eduardo Camavinga.
Ancelotti and Tchouaméni Spoke Yesterday in a Pre-Match Press Conference
The team's coach commented this yesterday:
"We're arriving well, motivated in this competition as always. It will be a difficult match and we know it, but we have the confidence to continue in this competition that is very special for us."
"It's a match that allows us to keep dreaming in this competition, as we did in previous years. This year is more complicated but we continue with the same confidence to fight until the last match."
The French player, Tchouaméni, said this:
"The whole team is ready for tomorrow's match. We know it will be a very complicated match, especially away from home, but we're going to give it our all. We're in a good moment and we want to continue like this to win more titles this year."

"We have an unbelievable squad, we always have support among us during the season. But the most important thing is each match, surely for you talking about everything is your job, but it's not a problem."
"The coach, the technical staff, and the club are together all the time and we help each other to win matches and play well."
After the Match, Post-Discussion on Defensa Central's YouTube Channel
Remember that you can follow the match on the 'minute by minute' on our website DefensaCentral.com during the match.
Afterwards, we'll be waiting for you live on Defensa Central's YouTube Channel to talk about everything that happens in this match.
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We will be with our regular channel collaborators and with the connection of José Padilla from the Metropolitano and with Coto Matamoros and Rodra. All in strict live.
We look forward to seeing you!
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