Real Madrid have no fresh injury concerns heading into the Champions League final against Borussia Dortmund.
The biggest club game of the season takes place this Saturday at Wembley Stadium in London, with Dortmund going for their second European Cup triumph, while Madrid are aiming to win the European Cup/Champions League for the 15th time.
Here’s how the Madrid squad is shaping up ahead of this huge clash.
There are only two definite absentees for Real Madrid – David Alaba and Aurelien Tchouameni.
Alaba has missed most of the season due to a cruciate ligament problem and also won’t be a part of the European Championships with Austria. There were hopes that Tchouameni could make it, but he hasn’t been passed fit.
Thibaut Courtois is available again for Madrid following his recovery from a knee injury and will likely start this one. Andriy Lunin has kept goal for the majority of the season but has heartbreakingly fallen ill with flu and is isolating away from the squad.
Dani Carvajal will start at right-back, with Nacho and Antonio Rudiger in the centre and Ferland Mendy on the left.
Vinicius Junior has nine goal contributions in nine Champions League goals this season and has also been named Man of the Match in three of those fixtures.
Eder Militao is another option in the centre of defence, but Nacho has been outstanding this season and will start in what will likely be his final game for the club.
Speaking of final games, this will be the final game of Toni Kroos’ club career as the German has opted to retire from football entirely after the European Championships.
He’ll be flanked in midfield by Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga, though expect Luka Modric to enter the action at some point in the second period.
The front three of Jude Bellingham, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior picks itself, so much so that the incoming Kylian Mbappe has his work cut out trying to break his way into it next summer.
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Publish date : 2024-06-01 08:00:00
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