Manchester City v Real Madrid: Champions League playoff round, first leg – live

Carlo Ancelotti has picked two midfielders, Fede Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni, in the back four. There are two changes from the Madrid derby on Saturday: Eduardo Camavinga replaces the injured Lucas Vazquez, with Valverde moving into Vazquez’s position at right-back, and Ferland Mendy is preferred to Fran Garcia at left-back.

Real Madrid (4-2-1-3) Courtois; Valverde, Tchouameni, Asencio, Mendy; Ceballos, Camavinga; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Mbappe, Vinicius Jr.
Substitutes: Lunin, Modric, Arda Guler, Endrick, Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Brahim, Gonzalo, Jacobo Ramon, Chema, Lorenzo Aguado.

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