Team news
Real Madrid
- Zinedine Zidane has already revealed the 21-man squad for Real Madrid's match against Borussia Monchengladbach, and Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal make their return.
- Eden Hazard, Mariano, Fede Valverde, Martin Odegaard, and Luka Jovic will miss the match.
Borussia M'gladbach
- The Bundesliga side might miss Nico Elvedi, Tony Jantschke and Ramy Bensebaini. (h/t SportsMole)
Key stats
- The last match between the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw.
- In total, Madrid and M'Gladbach met five times, with both teams getting one win; three matches ended in draws.
- In their last five matches, Madrid have registered two wins, two losses and a draw while Borussia got two wins, two draws and a loss.
Possible line-ups
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Mendy; Casemiro. Modric. Kroos; Rodrygo, Benzema, Vinicius Jr..
Borussia M'Gladbach XI: Sommer; Lainer, Kramer, Ginter, Wendt; Zakaria, Neuhaus; Lazaro, Stindl, Thuram; Plea. (h/t 90min)
Manager quotes
Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid): "I don't think of anything other than winning and preparing well, everyone talks about this situation [elimination], I focus on my players, getting it right. We have a habit of playing these kinds of matches, we have to do well from the beginning to the end."
Marco Rose (Borussia M'Gladbach): "It would have been nice to play in a sold-out Bernabeu, so it's a shame it won't happen. I don't see us gaining any advantage through that though. We can achieve something historic tomorrow. We're not thinking about whether or not we knock out Madrid."
"It's an important game for Real too. I'm sure that they will be on their game tomorrow. They have individual quality and a clear tactical approach. They like to have the ball and dominate games, but they defend well too."
Predictions
SportsMole's Ben Knapton: Real Madrid 3-2 Borussia M'Gladbach
"Monchengladbach may be tempted to err on the side of caution for this one given that a draw is all that they require, but with the attacking talent in the visitors' ranks, they may be better off going for goals amid several defensive concerns. This should be a thoroughly entertaining game - one which is sure to be one of the biggest of Zidane's managerial career - and we think that the 13-time European champions will nick a crucial win to book their place in the last 16."
90min's Grey Whitebloom: Real Madrid 1-1 Borussia M'Gladbach
"They may go into Wednesday's match off the back of a win but it is most certainly an instance where Madrid's players 'have to turn it on'. However, Gladbach have proven themselves to be anything but hapless bystanders in this European campaign and will pose a number of questions Madrid have struggled to answer in recent weeks.
A draw seems a likely outcome but whether that is enough to send Madrid through depends on Inter's result against Shakhtar."
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