Meeting in the Champions League quarter-finals for the second year running, holders Real Madrid host 2021 winners Chelsea in the first leg of their last-eight tie at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday.
Los Blancos demolished Liverpool 6-2 on aggregate to progress this far, while the Blues saw off Borussia Dortmund 2-1 on aggregate, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
REAL MADRID vs. CHELSEA
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REAL MADRID
Out: Ferland Mendy (calf)
Doubtful: None
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Rudiger, Alaba; Modric, Camavinga, Kroos; Valverde, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
CHELSEA
Out: Armando Broja (knee), Cesar Azpilicueta (head), Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (ineligible), Benoit Badiashile (ineligible), David Datro Fofana (ineligible), Noni Madueke (ineligible)
Doubtful: Mason Mount (abdominal), Thiago Silva (knee)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Kepa; James, Fofana, Koulibaly, Chilwell; Kovacic, Fernandez, Kante; Sterling, Havertz, Felix
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