Real Madrid take on Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday evening at the Santiago Bernabeu in the first leg of of the Champions League quarter-final tie.
Los Blancos are out to avenge their defeat in last year’s competition against the Bundesliga outfit, whose boss, Jurgen Klopp, admits Madrid are much stronger this year compared to 12 months ago.
There are various stories in Marca and AS about the team news. Xabi Alonso sat out training on Monday, but should be fit for the game. Meanwhile, Iker Casillas will start in goal in what will be one of six ‘finals’ for the goalkeeper. The 32-year-old will only appear a maximum of six more times for Los Blancos should Carlo Ancelotti stick with his policy of using Diego Lopez for La Liga games and Casillas for cup games.
The World Cup winning captain will be keen to impress then and secure his place in the Spain squad as the look to defend their trophy in Brazil this summer.
Sticking with the Champions League theme, Marca runs a piece on the cost of going to games across Europe and finds that tickets for matches in Germany are almost half of those in Spain. For Wednesday’s match, the cheapest ticket is 70 euros and the most expensive priced at 240 euros. Fans in Germany going to the second leg will pay 36 euros for the cheapest ticket and 90 for the most expensive.
