Real Madrid will look to comeback against Juventus after losing 2-1 in Turin in order to qualify for the final of the Champions League.
The reigning champions of the competition lost all hopes of winning La Liga at the weekend as they drew against Valencia 2-2, so now they are completely focused on defending their European crown.
In order to earn a spot in the final, where they would most likely meet arch-rivals Barcelona, they will have to beat the Italians at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Karim Benzema could return to the starting eleven after spending a few weeks sidelined with a knee injury. That would bring Chicharito Hernandez back to the bench. Yet, Carlo Ancelotti has not made his decision and both have chances of starting.
The Italian will also miss Luka Modric, but at least he will be able to line-up Toni Kroos. The German international picked up a hip injury against Valencia, but he will recover on time.
Isco could be Kroos’ pair in midfield, since Ancelotti will look to line-up an offensive team. However, Asier Illarramendi also has some chances of playing, since it doesn’t seem like Carletto will repeat the experiment of changing Sergio Ramos’ role.
Juventus will be a more dangerous side this time as they will recover star Paul Pogba, who missed the first leg due to injury. They only need a draw to qualify, so they could focus on defending and counter-attacking, which proved to be very effective last week.
Possible line-ups:
Real Madrid: Casillas; Carvajal, Pepe, Ramos, Marcelo; Bale, Kroos, Isco, James Rodriguez; Chicharito, Ronaldo.
Juventus: Buffon; Lichtsteiner, Bonucci, Chiellini, Evra; Marchisio, Pirlo, Vidal, Pogba; Morata, Tevez.
Real Madrid hv to play smart nd defend well. If they can get an early goal , it will reduce the pressure. Everyone has to work hard to achieve this. Is not a case of showing off. Our keeper has to b protected .
its not fear to play benzema, a player thats just from injury. play chicharito instead.