Carlo Ancelotti has already named one Real Madrid player who will start against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening in Champions League action. Los Blancos made six changes to the starting team for the La Liga clash away at Cadiz from the first leg against Chelsea with Luka Modric, Vinicius Jr and Toni Kroos among the notable names to miss out.
The Blues also adopted a similar approach with Thiago Silva and N'Golo Kante as the experienced duo were left out of the weekend matchday squad. Both have just recovered from injury problems which also likely contributed to their omission, and with a season-defining clash arriving just four days later, Frank Lampard's decision to rest seems the most logical.
Unfortunately, that decision did not pay off in the same way Ancelotti's did. While Madrid beat Cadiz 2-0, the Blues suffered their third consecutive loss at the hands of Brighton. Kante and Silva are expected to be back for the second leg with no fresh injury concerns.
