Line-ups confirmed as Haaland benched for essential Champions League conflict at Bernabeu

Manchester Metropolis have to overturn a objective deficit away at Actual Madrid to keep away from an early Champions League exit.

Two late objectives noticed the Residents lose 3-2 within the first leg of their Champions League knockout spherical play-off on the Etihad final week and so they now have all of it to do on the Bernabeu.

These two have solid a few of a basic trendy rivalry on this competitors in current instances and we must be in for one more cracking encounter as each side look to salvage considerably underwhelming home campaigns.

Try the confirmed beginning XIs for the 8pm conflict beneath.

Actual Madrid

📋✅ Our beginning XI!
🆚 @ManCity pic.twitter.com/ot3k5IT6eP

— Actual Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) February 19, 2025

Jude Bellingham begins for Actual Madrid after being handed a two-match suspension by LaLiga. He options in midfield alongside Dani Ceballos and Aurelian Tchouemeni, who returns to a extra acquainted position after beginning in defence final outing.

Federico Valverde is chosen at right-back with Antonio Rudiger and Raul Asencio with Ferland Mendy at left-back.

Rodrygo, Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junio all begin in assault.

Actual Madrid XI: Courtois, Valverde, Rudiger, Asencio, Mendy, Tchouameni, Ceballos, Bellingham, Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.

Subs: Lunin, Mestre, Alaba, Camavinga, Modric, Guler, Endrick, Vasquez, Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Brahim.

Manchester Metropolis

Your Metropolis workforce to tackle Actual Madrid 🩵

XI | Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Marmoush

SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Nunes, Lewis, McAtee#ManCity | #UCL pic.twitter.com/qn1W7ZBZyz

— Manchester Metropolis (@ManCity) February 19, 2025

Manchester Metropolis have benched Erling Haaland for this significant conflict regardless of scoring each objectives in final week’s defeat.

Omar Marmoush is chosen in his place after his hat-trick towards Newcastle, with Phil Foden and Savinho both aspect of the Egyptian.

Abdukodir Khusanov is available in at right-back alongside John Stones, Ruben Dias and Josko Gvardiol. Nico Gonzalez begins in midfield in his first Champions League sport for Metropolis.

Manchester Metropolis XI: Ederson, Khusanov, Stones, Dias, Gvardiol, Nico, Gundogan, Bernardo, Foden, Savinho, Marmoush

Subs: Ortega Moreno, Carson, Ake, Kovacic, Haaland, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Nunes, Lewis, McAtee