Real Madrid will host RB Leipzig for the second leg of their last-16 game on Wednesday night. They are 90 minutes away from a spot in the Champions League quarterfinals.

The first leg took place last month, and the Bundesliga team lost 1-0 to Real Madrid. Brahim Diaz scored the only goal at the Red Bull Arena. They have only won five points in three La Liga games since then. Still, Carlo Ancelotti’s team is still in first place in La Liga, even though they tied Valencia 2-2 at the Mestalla on Saturday night.

The big teams in Spain will be looking to get back to winning ways against RB Leipzig. Leipzig comes to Madrid after beating Bochum 4-1 in the league.

News about the Real Madrid team

Eder Militao and Thibaut Courtois, both of whom tore their ACLs, have missed the whole season, but Carlo Ancelotti said that they are on track to return in mid-April. On the other hand, David Alaba, another Real Madrid player who tore his ACL this season, is not as far along in his healing and won’t be back until the next season.

Also, Jude Bellingham was sent off in the last few seconds of Saturday’s draw with Valencia. However, the midfielder will only be suspended for local games.

Real Madrid’s likely lineup vs. RB Leipzig (4-3-1-2)

The goalie

Andriy Lunin has done a good job filling in for Thibaut Courtois while he was hurt, so he should keep his starting spot in goal against RB Leipzig. During the week, he will try to keep a clean sheet and lead his team to the quarterfinals of the Champions League.

A defence

Carlo Ancelotti will stick with a 4-3-1-2 formation, and Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rudiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, and Dani Carvajal will all play defence for Real Madrid.

In the Real Madrid squad, Rudiger should play in the middle of defence with Tchouameni, and Carvajal and Mendy should back them up at fullback. The four defenders for the home team need to do their best to keep Leipzig from scoring.

In the middle

Toni Kroos is still the choice to play in the middle for Real Madrid. How the German is placed and how well he can move the ball from deep will be very important for the home team against Leipzig.

Federico Valverde and Eduardo Camavinga should join Kroos in the engine room for Real Madrid. They will give the home team speed and energy. To beat the German team in the middle of the park, the trio needs to work well together.

You never know when Brahim Diaz and Luka Modric will come into the game.

Launch an attack

It was a big help that Jude Bellingham came back from injury on Saturday. The England international will try to find gaps in Leipzig’s middle and find fast Brazilians Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo Goes to release them during breaks.

With two goals in the last game against Valencia, Vinicius will be very confident going into this one. Rodrygo’s quick speed and ability to dribble the ball could make things very difficult for Leipzig’s defenders.