Overview

• Real Madrid enter the Bernabéu match with positive energy, with Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga in line to rejoin the squad and possibly get minutes.
• After individual finishing work and a brief talk, Vinícius is available and in better spirits, though his starting status remains undecided.
• Xabi Alonso reiterated that rotations will continue, stressing that Kylian Mbappé is important but will not play every game.
• Dean Huijsen will miss the game after his red-card ban was upheld by the Disciplinary Committee, the Appeals Committee and the TAD.
• Trent Alexander-Arnold remains out injured and is unavailable for selection.