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UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid VS Red Bull Salzburg Preview
UEFA Champions League - Real Madrid VS Red Bull Salzburg
Match Time:23-01-2025 04:00 Thursday (GMT+8)
Football Livescore | Match Prediction & Tips
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Real Madrid
Carlo Ancelotti’s team remain without the services of Eduardo Camavinga, Dani Carvajal, and Eder Militao. Meanwhile, Lucas Vazquez is suspended for this fixture, which means Federico Valverde might be asked to fill in at right-back.
The home side do have a boost as Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric are both back available after serving a suspension. The Italian manager will stick to the 4-2-3-1 formation, where Thibaut Courtois will take charge in goal. Valverde and Ferland Mendy should be the full-backs, while Raul Asencio will partner Aurelien Tchouameni in midfield.
In the centre of the park, Luka Modric will start alongside Dani Ceballos, who was one of their standout performer in their last league outing. The duo will look to control the tempo of the game. Jude Bellingham will continue in the number ten role. Vinicius will return on the left flank, and Rodrygo will take charge on the right. Kylian Mbappe will lead the line for Real Madrid against Red Bull Salzburg.
Red Bull Salzburg
The visitors will be without the services of Karim Konate and Maurits Kjaergaard because of long-term injuries. Meanwhile, the availability of Alexander Schlager, Bobby Clark, Amar Dedic, and Daouda Guindo remains doubtful.
Red Bull Salzburg will line up in a 4-4-2 formation, where Janis Blaswich should be in goal. Aleksa Terzic and Leandro Morgalla should be the full-backs, while Samson Baidoo should partner Kamil Piatkowski in the heart of the defence.
In the centre of the park, Moussa Yeo and Dorgeles Nene will feature in the wide areas, while Mads Bidstrup will partner with Nicolas Capaldo in a more central role. Oscar Gloukh should start alongside Petar Ratkov in the final third of the pitch.
Real Madrid possible starting lineup:
Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Modric, Ceballos, Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vini Jr
Red Bull Salzburg possible starting lineup:
Blaswich; Morgalla, Baidoo, Piatkowski, Terzic; Yeo, Capaldo, Bidstrup, Nene; Gloukh, Ratkov
Real Madrid vs RB Salzburg Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
Real Madrid have never played an official match against RB Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League and will need to adapt to a new opponent this week.
Real Madrid are set to face an opponent from Austria in the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1998-99 season - their previous such game ended in a 5-1 victory against Sturm Graz.
Real Madrid's previous game against a first-time opponent in the UEFA Champions League took place against Lille last year and ended in a 1-0 defeat - they have suffered consecutive such defeats in the competition since 2006.
Real Madrid have found the back of the net in each of their last 32 matches at home in the UEFA Champions League.
Prediction: Real Madrid 4-0 Red Bull Salzburg
Salzburg have been on the receiving end of quite a few bruising scorelines in this season's Champions League, and this is now the toughest challenge they have faced, so another ugly result could be incoming. Real are huge favourites to win here, and should make little fuss in doing so to put breathing space between themselves and the clubs challenging to make it into the top 24.
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