Beaten on the second day of the Champions League by Lille (0-1), Real must react against Borussia Dortmund, in a remake of the final of the last edition. Faced with a vengeful opponent, Ancelotti hopes to find defensive solidity in his team.
The rebound is expected from Casa Blanca after the setback against Lille three weeks ago. Carlo Ancelotti and his players know that points are precious in this mini Championship where only the first 8 will be guaranteed to play in the round of 16. Exactly four years to the day after his last defeat at home in the C1 group stage (against Shakhtar 2-3), the Spanish champion only wants to think about the three points and hopes to return to success against Borussia. For this the Italian coach is counting on a fit Kylian Mbappé but also a more solid defense as he admitted yesterday at a press conference “We have more difficulties in the game of possession and control, because we do not have the players who have the characteristics of playing in small spaces. The game is a little more vertical and suits us well, but we must have a better defense, as we did very well last season. We are trying to give more solidity to the team.
A more collective Borussia
Ancelotti fears the German opponent, even if a feeling of revenge can galvanize Borussia, he does not wish to get involved in this area. The former Milan coach prefers to focus on the quality and strengths of this almost half-renewed team in the off-season. They will be different from last season, because they have changed coaches and some players. But they have the same idea, they work well together and they have a collective quality. It will be a formidable opponent“His counterpart Nuri Sahin, coach of Dortmund, agrees.” A good result at the Bernabeu will only be possible thanks to significant collective work against Real. We must and we want to be courageous in building on the foundations of our first two victories in this competition.”
Sahin, young 36-year-old coach who had a mixed experience at Real as a player, wants his protégés to feed off the defeat in the final to offer a better face against their spring tormentor “You have to put the feelings you had during the final in a bottle, put it aside and use it to motivate yourself. This is very important for me. We have to convert this feeling into positive energy. I hope that the players will one day reach the final again.”
What time will the meeting take place?
The meeting between Real and Borussia Dortmund will begin this Tuesday at 9 p.m., it will be led by Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs.
On which TV channel is the meeting broadcast?
You can follow this duel between Real and Borussia on Canal+ Sport, start of the match at 9 p.m.
What streaming broadcast for this match?
To watch the match in streaming, you can connect to the MyCanal platform.
The probable compositions:
The probable composition of real Madrid: Courtois – Militao, Tchouaméni, Rudiger – Vazquez, Valverde, Camavinga, Mendy – Bellingham, Mbappé, Vinicius.
The probable line-up of Borussia Dortmund: Kobel – Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini – Gross, Can, Malen, Brandt, Sabitzer – Guirassy
The different coasts:
Real Madrid remains widely favorite among bookmakers for this confrontation against Borussia
Betclic: Real Madrid 1.44 / Draw 5.05 / Dortmund 5.95.
Unibet: Real Madrid 1.44 / Draw 5.10 / Dortmund 6.00.
Sports bets: Real Madrid 1.43 / Draw 5.10 / Dortmund 6.00.