Real Madrid face Manchester City, but Kylian Mbappe is unavailable.
Mbappe has not recovered from a knee problem.
Real Madrid’s Starting Lineup
Real Madrid’s XI includes Courtois, Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, F. Mendy, Tchouameni, Valverde, Brahim, Thiago, Guler, and Vinicius.
The substitutes are Lunin, Gonzalez, Carvajal, Camavinga, Gonzalo, Asencio, Garcia, Mastantuono, Aguado, Cestero, Angel, and Palacios.
Man City’s Haaland Returns
Erling Haaland returns to the starting XI for Manchester City.
Marc Guehi and Antoine Semenyo make their Champions League debuts for the club.
Haaland is joined in the starting lineup by captain Bernardo Silva, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Ruben Dias and Rodri.
Manchester City’s Confirmed XI
Manchester City’s XI is: Donnarumma, Khusanov, Dias, Guehi, O’Reilly, Rodri, Bernardo, Savinho, Semenyo, Doku, Haaland.
The Man City substitutes are Trafford, Bettinelli, Reijnders, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Cherki, Nico, Ait-Nouri, Nunes, Foden, and Alleyne.
The match is set with both teams announcing strong squads.