Real Madrid's Line-up with Surprises: Two First Team Players, to the Bench

Today at 9:00 p.m., Spanish time, Real Madrid plays the last game of this phase of the Champions League against the French Brest. Carletto's team wants to close this phase as best as possible and see if they can qualify among the top 8.

Now, Ancelotti has already made Real Madrid's starting eleven official.

Real Madrid's starting eleven for this game

These are the eleven players who will start the game today: Courtois; Lucas, Tchouaméni, Rüdiger, Mendy; Valverde, Modric, Bellingham; Brahim, Rodrygo, and Mbappé.

As we can see, both Dani Ceballos and Fran García, regular first team players, are substitutes today.

Ancelotti said this yesterday in a press conference before this match

The team's coach commented this yesterday:

“It's a difficult match because Brest is doing very well in the Champions League, they have one more point than us and have a chance to qualify among the top eight. It's going to be a match with a lot at stake. We want to close a complicated group stage and finish at the top of the standings”.

About the opponent, he said this:

“It's a good team because they take advantage of their players' qualities. They have a tall forward, very good with headers, and they send in many crosses."

"Additionally, they play a lot on the counterattack because they have fast wingers. They're also organized at the back."

"It's no coincidence that they have 13 points in this first phase. They've played better than many opponents. We have a lot of respect for Brest”.

He also spoke about Mbappé's condition:

“Kylian has done very well, he needed some time to adapt to the team and has improved his condition. Now he's doing very well and is motivated."

"It's important to highlight that he likes playing with the team and we're enjoying it. All of Madridism is enjoying his quality”.

After the game, 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 look forward to seeing you live on Defensa Central's YouTube Channel to talk about everything that happens in this match.

We'll be with our regular channel collaborators and with the connection of Coto Matamoros and Rodra. All live.

We look forward to seeing you!