Real Madrid possible starting XI against RB Leipzig in the Champions League

Ancelotti did not reveal who would replace Bellingham in Real Madrid’s starting XI for their game in Germany.

Real Madrid return to their favourite competition: the Champions League. They do so on German soil, against RB Leipzig (KO 3pm ET / 12pm PT), one of the teams that beat them in the last edition of the continental competition.

On paper, Ancelotti’s men should have no problems to emerge victorious in the two-legged tie; they will play the second leg on March 6 at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

For this trip to Germany, Ancelotti has called up 23 players in a squad that includes four youth team members: defenders Carrillo and Jacobo (who were already called up last Saturday for the match against Girona) and midfielders Nico Paz and Mario Martín, who are alternating between Castilla and the first team. Nico Paz has already made his debut in the first team and managed to score a goal in the Champions League against Napoli at the Bernabéu.

For the game against the Germans, Ancelotti has important absences in four areas of the pitch: Courtois, Militão, Alaba, Rüdiger and Bellingham, who was the victim of a severe sprain that will keep him off the pitch for the next three weeks: replacing the Englishman is the main doubt that runs through the mind of the Italian coach.

Who will be the Englishman’s replacement in the next games? Carletto has several options for such a hole in his team. The most obvious option is that of Brahim. The midfielder from Málaga has always been the natural replacement for the Englishman until now, and has produced fantastic performances when given the chance.

Brahim has 7 goals in 27 games, as well as 3 assists. It was quite a tough start to the season for the player, who barely had any minutes, but