Overview
- Real Madrid host Monaco at the Bernabeu on Tuesday, January 20 at 8pm local time, with UK coverage on TNT Sports.
- Kylian Mbappé is expected to start against his former club after scoring in La Liga at the weekend and leading this season’s Champions League scoring with nine goals.
- Alvaro Arbeloa takes charge in Europe for the first time since replacing Xabi Alonso and has urged focus after recent boos from the home crowd.
- Madrid have 12 points from six league‑phase matches and sit seventh, leaving direct last‑16 qualification within reach as Monaco arrive with a low‑scoring but resilient profile and an unbeaten run of five in the competition.
- Team news points to Real assessing several regulars, with suspensions and injuries affecting both squads, while betting previews tip a Madrid win or draw with both teams scoring as a likely outcome.