Real Madrid missing two players for Manchester City contest
Courtois had been in line to return from an ACL injury against Athletic Bilbao after the March international break, but he suffered another knee injury during a training session towards the end of last month, which required further surgery, and he will be out until next season.
Alaba will also not be seen in a Real Madrid shirt until the 2024-25 campaign, with the Austria international suffering an ACL injury of his own towards the end of last year.
Los Blancos otherwise have a full squad, as there are no suspensions, but Vinicius Junior, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni are a yellow card away from missing the second leg.
Ancelotti expecting a «technical match» against Man City«Four players risk suspension? We are not worried at all. If they get a yellow card someone else will play the second leg. Zero worries,» Los Blancos head coach Carlo Ancelotti told reporters during his pre-match press conference.
«The possible suspensions don't affect the XI. The important game is tomorrow.
»It will be an attractive match in terms of football, each team has its own characteristics, with a lot of quality in both. This quality will make for a very nice technical match.
«We think we are superior in some aspects, they are superior in others. The superiority will be seen at the end of the 180 minutes, to see who wins the tie.
»We have different characteristics with the ball, we had [Karim] Benzema last season, he was a reference point, and now we don't have him. We have managed this absence with more
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