Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Atletico de Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of 16.

Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois, Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy, Tchouameni, Camavinga, Brahim, Rodrygo, Vinicius, Mbappe.

Atletico de Madrid starting XI (TBC): Oblak, Llorente, Gimenez, Lenglet, Galan, De Paul, Barrios, Lino, Giuliano, Griezmann, Alvarez.

Real Madrid will be missing key starters like Bellingham and Ceballos, so getting a win in this first leg won’t be easy. Simeone will certainly try to exploit Real’s weaknesses, so it will be interesting to see which version of Ancelotti’s squad shows up.

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Date: 03/04/2025

Time: 21:00 CET, 03:00pm EST.

Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.

Available TV: Movistar Liga Campeones, Paramount

Available Streaming: Paramount+, Fubo.TV

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