Real Madrid has seemed to hit domestic form but will be wanting to redeem themselves from the beating they took against PSG in the Champions League.
Their next game in the European competition will be with them hosting Club Brruge to the Bernabeu.
Match Details
Date- Tuesday, October 1
Time- 10:25 PM (IST)
Venue- Santiago Bernabeu
Real Madrid Team News
The record 13-time Champions League winners had to settle for a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid in their most recent game in La Liga.
With that, Zidane’s men have now managed to keep three consecutive clean sheets, something which was a rarity not so long ago.
Los Blancos lost their first Champions League fixture 3-0 to PSG away from home.
Real Madrid has surprisingly lost three of its last four Champions League games, which includes a 4-1 home defeat to Ajax. CSKA Moscow also claimed a comprehensive 3-0 at Real Madrid’s home ground in the group stages last season.
In terms of injury concerns, Ferlan Mendy and Marcelo are expected to miss out the Tuesday night clash.
Nacho is likely to start at left-back once again, while Luka Modric might finally get to start after coming back from injury.
Eden Hazard has yet to unleash his true potential for Real Madrid after arriving from Chelsea this summer.
Club Brugge Team News
Brugge is currently doing significantly well in the Belgian Pro League with them being on top of the table.
Club Brugge began their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw at home to Galatasaray this season.
Head-coach, Philippe Clement confirmed that Federico Ricca is nearly back on the team sheet and could feature on the bench against Madrid.
Eder Balanta is unlikely to start due to a hamstring issue.
Simon Mignolet will defend the goal, while Hans Vanaken is also likely to be available up front.
Predicted Lineups
Real Madrid- Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Nacho; Modric, Casemiro, Kroos; Vinicius, Benzema, Hazard
Club Brugge- Mignolet; Deli, Mitrovic, Mata, Ricca, Rits, Vanaken, Vormer, Diatta; Dennis, Okereke
Key Points
The two sides will be meeting for the first time since 1976-77, as it was Club Brugge who got the better of Real Madrid by beating them 2-0 on aggregate.
Club Brugge has kept six clean sheets in the last eight Champions League games.
Top Picks
Real Madrid’s main man in attack, Karim Benzema has been in goal scoring touch, with Benzema scoring five goals in six appearances.
Right-back, Dani Carvajal has not only been solid in defence for Madrid but has also contributed with three assists in five appearances.
Toni Kroos‘ pass accuracy of 92% makes him a difficult midfielder to contain. The German international has scored once and assisted once as well for Real Madrid.
Hans Vanaken, who has three Champions League goals under his belt will prove to be pivotal for Club Brugge.
David Okereke in the attack will also be a threat to the Madrid defence. Okereke has scored four goals in six appearances for Brruge this season.
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