Real Madrid is looking to recover from a tough loss in El Clasico as they head into their 2024-25 Champions League match against AC Milan on Tuesday night. Real Madrid has earned six points from their three European matches this season, placing them 12th in the Champions League standings. Meanwhile, AC Milan has gathered three points from their first three games, putting them in 25th place.
Real Madrid vs. AC Milan: Match Details
Match: Real Madrid vs AC Milan
Date & Time: Tuesday, 5 November 2024 – 8:00 pm GMT / 3:00 pm ET
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Preview
Real Madrid will enter their European match against Milan with plenty of rest behind them. Their La Liga match against Valencia was postponed because of the severe floods in Spain. Carlo Ancelotti’s team hasn’t played since their 4-0 defeat to Barcelona on October 26. By Sunday evening, they could find themselves nine points behind the leaders in La Liga, which would raise some worries at this point in the season. Real Madrid must set aside their current La Liga concerns and concentrate on the Champions League.
Milan has managed to win just once at the Bernabeu, and that victory happened during the group stage of the 2009-10 Champions League. Milan has won two of the last six encounters between the two teams in the Champions League group, and the Italian powerhouse will be looking to pull off an upset on Tuesday night. The Red and Blacks started their Champions League phase this season with two losses against Liverpool and Bayer Leverkusen. However, they bounced back with a 3-1 win over Club Brugge in their last game. With just three points from three matches, they currently sit in 25th place.
Real Madrid vs. AC Milan: Team News
Real Madrid will miss Dani Carvajal, Thibaut Courtois, Rodrygo, and David Alaba for the match on Tuesday due to injuries. However, Antonio Rudiger will likely be ready to play despite concerns about his knee injury. Ancelotti can choose his strongest starting lineup since the team hasn’t played since El Clasico. Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe are expected to lead the attack, while Luka Modric might get the start over Aurelien Tchouameni in midfield. Ancelotti will be looking for more control in that part of the pitch.
Milan has some injury concerns, with Luka Jovic, Matteo Gabbia, Ismael Bennacer, and Alessandro Florenzi sidelined. However, Tammy Abraham is back in the squad and will be ready to play. Rafael Leao began the match on the bench against Monza and has scored just one goal in a tough start to the season. However, Fonseca indicated that the Portugal international will be in the starting lineup against Real Madrid. Emerson Royal and Ruben Loftus-Cheek will likely return to the lineup, and there should be a place for former Real Madrid forward Alvaro Morata.
Possible Starting Lineups
Real Madrid: Lunin (GK), Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy, Valverde, Camavinga, Modric, Bellingham, Vinicius, Mbappe
AC Milan: Maignan (GK), Royal, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernandez, Loftus-Cheek, Fofana, Reijnders, Pulisic, Morata, Leao
Prediction
Milan has plenty of talent to challenge Real Madrid on Tuesday night. We believe the Italian team will score at the Bernabeu. However, Real Madrid should recover from their El Clasico loss and aim for their third win in the league stage of this season’s Champions League.
Our prediction: Real Madrid 3-1 AC Milan
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