Real Madrid have published their starting lineup for the upcoming match against Benfica in the first leg of the Champions League’s Round of 32.
CONFIRMED LINEUPS
Real Madrid starting XI: Courtois; Trent, Rüdiger, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouaméni, Valverde, Camavinga; Güler; Vinicius, Mbappé.
Benfica starting XI (TBC): Trubin; Dedic, Otamendi, T. Araújo, Dahl; Aursnes, Barreiro; Prestianni, Sudakov, Schjelderup; Pavlidis.
As expected, Mbappé returns to the starting lineup having sat out the weekend’s game
against Real Sociedad. Real Madrid will need a quality performance to ensure that they don’t need any kind of remontada in the return leg next week.
HOW TO WATCH, STREAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Date: 02/17/2025
Time: 21:00 CET, 03:00pm EST.
Venue: Estadio Da Luz, Lisbon, Portugal.
Available TV: Movistar Liga Campeones (Spain)
Available Streaming: Paramount+, DAZN, Amazon Prime Video (USA)
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