Without Bellingham but with Vinicius, the lineup for Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig

Exactly two months have passed since the end of the Champions League group stage and now the clubs that managed to advance to the next stage of the tournament will start their way in the knock-out stages. This Tuesday there will be two matches in the round of 16: in Denmark, Copenhagen will face Manchester City, while in Germany Real Madrid will visit RB Leipzig.

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For Los Merengues it will not be an easy match, as they will face a team that in recent years has proven to be prepared to compete at the highest level. In fact, at the start of this season they beat the mighty Bayern Munich 3-0 in the German Super Cup.

Coach Carlo Ancelotti knows that they cannot relax, as in this Champions League any mistake can be lethal. That is why the Italian manager decided to include his best players in the starting lineup. However, there will be some exceptions. The most important of them is Jude Bellingham, who last Saturday had to be replaced during the second half of the match against Girona due to an ankle injury that will prevent him from playing for a few weeks. In addition, Antonio Rudiger, one of the best defenders of the team, will not be able to play either.

Real Madrid's starting lineup will be: Andriy Lunin; Daniel Carvajal, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Nacho, Ferland Mendy; Federico Valverde, Toni Kroos, Eduardo Camavinga; Brahim Diaz, Rodrygo Goes, Vinicius Junior. On the bench will be Kepa Arrizabalaga, Francisco Gonzalez, Francisco Garcia, Alvaro Carrillo, Jacobo Ramon, Lucas Vazquez, Dani Ceballos, Luka Modric, Arda Guler, Nicolas Paz, Mario Martin and Joselu.

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Germans look to get a head start

RB Leipzig know that to have a chance of advancing in the Champions League it will be key to get a good result in their own stadium. That is why they will do their best to neutralize Real Madrid's virtues and take advantage of the talent of their attacking players. Coach Marco Rose chose this XI: Peter Gulacsi; Mohamed Simakan, Lukas Klostermann, Willi Orban, David Raum; Benjamin Hendrichs, Dani Olmo, Xaver Schlager, Xavi Simons; Lois Openda, Benjamin Sesko.