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The Big Problem for Real Madrid in the Champions League Knockout Round Against Manchester City
Real Madrid has the most players at risk of suspension for the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. However, a couple of them, Brazilian Militao and German Antonio Rudiger, will not play due to injuries.
In addition to Militao, who is out for an extended period, and Rudiger, who was substituted in the match against Espanyol on February 1, the following Real Madrid players are at risk of suspension after accumulating two yellow cards during the league phase:
- Jude Bellingham (England)
- Luka Modric (Croatia)
- Endrick Felipe Moreira (Brazil)
- Eduardo Camavinga (France)
- Aurelien Tchouameni (France)
- Carlo Ancelotti (Coach)
On the other hand, Real Madrid will have Vinicius Jr back for this match after he missed the game against Brest due to a yellow card accumulation. Lucas Vázquez, who was also sidelined due to injury, will also be available.
For Manchester City, managed by Spaniard Pep Guardiola, the only player under threat is Portuguese central defender Ruben Dias, as the rest of the players who have been cautioned have only received one yellow card.
Players Suspended for This Week's Matches:
- Yunus Musah (Milan) – Suspended for a red card
- Daizen Maeda (Celtic) – Suspended for three yellow cards
- Morten Hjulmand (Sporting) – Suspended for three yellow cards
- Christian Mawissa (Monaco) – Suspended for a red card
List of Players at Risk of Suspension:
- Brest: Mahdi Camara
- PSG: Fabián Ruiz
- Brugge: Joaquín Seys, Michal Skoras, Hugo Vetlesen
- Atalanta: Ederson dos Santos
- Manchester City: Ruben Dias
- Real Madrid: Carlo Ancelotti, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Endrick Moreira, Militao, Luka Modric, Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni
- Juventus: Francisco Conceição, Teun Koopmeiners
- PSV Eindhoven: Mauro Junior, Rick Karsdorp, Joey Veerman
- Feyenoord: Ibrahim Osman, Grenot Trauner
- Milan: Samu Chukwueze, Youssouf Fofana, Theo Hernandez
- Celtic: Alistair Johnston
- Bayern Munich: Serge Gnabry, Leroy Sané
- Sporting CP: Maximiliano Araújo, Zeno Debast, Geovany Quenda
- Borussia Dortmund: Maximilian Beier, Yan Couto, Julian Ryerson
- Monaco: Lamine Camara, Vanderson de Oliveira, Thilo Kehrer, Denis Zakaria
- Benfica: Fredrik Aursnes, Alexander Bah, Orkun Kokçu, Florentino Luis, Nicolás Otamendi