Reporter’s view: Zinédine Zidane’s men have one foot in the last four in the competition that seems to bring out the best in them. They will be confident of getting the job done at the Bernabéu, despite the suspended Sergio Ramos and injured Nacho leaving them depleted at the back. At the other end, Cristiano Ronaldo will be determined to score in an 11th(!) successive UEFA Champions League match.
Possible line-ups
Real Madrid: Navas; Carvajal, Casemiro, Varane, Marcelo; Kovačić, Modrić, Kroos; Isco, Ronaldo, Benzema
Out: Nacho (muscle), Ramos (suspended)
Doubtful: Vázquez (ankle)
Misses next match if booked: Kovačić
Juventus: Buffon; De Sciglio, Benatia, Chiellini, Alex Sandro; Khedira, Pjanić, Matuidi; Cuadrado, Higuaín, Douglas Costa
Out: Dybala (suspended), Bentancur (suspended), Bernardeschi (knee), Barzagli (stomach)
Doubtful: none
Misses next match if booked: Alex Sandro, Chiellini
Fantasy Football top point scorers
Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo, forward (79 points, €12.7m)
Juventus: Gonzalo Higuaín, forward (37 points, €10.7m)
Where to watch
Fans can find their local UEFA Champions League broadcast partner(s) here.
Weekend results
Real Madrid 1-1 Atlético Madrid
Benevento 2-4 Juventus
Form guide*
Real Madrid: DWWWWW
Juventus: WLWDWW
*All competitions, most recent first
Zinédine Zidane, Real Madrid coach
The result in the first leg doesn’t change anything for us. It’s another game – what happened, happened. We got a good result but it’s only half-time. We have the second half tomorrow. We need to play another great game. I’m only thinking about tomorrow and us, not about potential opponents further down the line.
Massimiliano Allegri, Juventus coach
What we want to do is reverse this 3-0. It was a tough result, we’ll need to play a complete game against a complete team if we are to get a positive result. Nobody expected us to concede after two minutes in Turin, so why can’t we do the same tomorrow? We need to give our all. We need to be serious as we’re still battling for the league.
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