Which Real Madrid players are a yellow card away from a Champions League semi-final suspension?

Jude Bellingham and Vinícius are among the Madrid stars who must avoid a booking against Manchester City in the quarter-finals.

Real Madrid and Manchester City face off in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie at Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, with the winner facing either Bayern Munich or Arsenal in the semi-finals. Los Blancos will have to win in England - either outright or via a penalty shootout - to reach the last four, although a number of players will have to be on their best behaviour to avoid incurring a suspension for the first leg, should they get there.

Carlo Ancelotti won’t be able to call upon Aurélien Tchouaméni in the decisive game against City after the midfielder, who has been playing central defence of late, received his third yellow card in the competition in the first leg against Pep Guardiola’s team.

The Frenchman will be available to return against either Bayern or Arsenal if Real Madrid progress, although he could have to replace any one of four teammates who are now walking a disciplinary tightrope and must steer clear of referee Daniele Orsato in Manchester.

And it’s not just any four players. The big danger for Ancelotti and Los Merengues is they could be without Jude Bellingham, Vinícius Júnior or both for the first leg of the semi-finals, with both players having been booked twice in the 2023/24 Champions League so far.

Bellingham and Vinícius have been Madrid’s most important attacking weapons this season, scoring 38 goals and providing 20 assists between them in all competitions.

Additionally, first-choice right-back Dani Carvajal and midfielder Eduardo Camavinga, who has been in and out of the team in recent weeks, are also a yellow card away from a suspension.

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