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Marc Mayo

Real Madrid XI vs Chelsea: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Champions League today

There are no real shocks in the Real Madrid side named to face Chelsea in tonight’s Champions League showdown.

With a two-goal aggregate lead in the quarter-final tie, Los Blancos flew to London on Monday in high spirits having also dispatched Cadiz by the same scoreline in LaLiga at the weekend.

Luka Modric, Dani Carvajal and David Alaba were all benched for that game but return at Stamford Bridge, while Vinicus Jr and Toni Kroos have shaken off the minor issues that saw them stay at home and are in the starting XI too.

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Rodrygo starred in Cadiz to stake his claim for a spot despite Marco Asensio’s impressive recent form, and the Brzilian gets the nod in west London.

Carlo Ancelotti’s other important decision comes in defence. Ferland Mendy’s injury absence means Eduardo Camavinga continues at left-back berth, while Antonio Rudiger is named on the bench behind Alaba and Eder Militao.

Another former Chelsea favourite, Eden Hazard, has been included in the travelling party and is also on the bench, with Thibaut Courtois in goal.

Starting XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Camavinga, Kroos, Modric, Valverde, Vinicius Jr, Rodrygo, Benzema

Subs: Lunin, Lopez, Vallejo, Nacho, Hazard, Asensio, Odriozola, Vazquez, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Rudiger, Mariano

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