Real Madrid’s confirmed line-up vs Dortmund: Rodrygo or Modric, Tchouaméni or Camavinga?

Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti appears to have two chief selection doubts ahead of Los Blancos’ Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund today.

Rodrygo or Modric?

Firstly, Ancelotti was thought to choose between Rodrygo Goes or Luka Modric. Having recovered from the fatigue brought about by his Brazil commitments in international week - the long-haul flights to and from South America took a toll on his body - Rodrygo was seemingly in pole position to start. However, Ancelotti has also chosen deeper-lying Modric, and Madrid will line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with the Brazilian occupying the right wing.

Tchouaméni or Camavinga at the base of midfield?

Meanwhile, the other major question mark was the holding role in midfield: will Ancelotti pick Aurélien Tchouaméni or Eduardo Camavinga? However, Ancelotti has gone with Bellingham, Valverde and Modric, dropping the Frenchmen.

There seem to be few doubts about the make-up of the rest of Madrid’s starting line-up. Thibaut Courtois will start in goal, with Lucas Vázquez and Ferland Mendy at right and left-back, respectively. Mendy returns to the XI after being rested for the Spanish and European champions’ 2-1 LaLiga win in Vigo. Antonio Rüdiger will be partnered by Éder Militão in central defence, and Fede Valverde and Jude Bellingham will play in midfield. In attack, Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior are sure-fire picks.

Real Madrid’s confirmed line-up vs Borussia Dortmund

Courtois; Vázquez, Militão, Rüdiger, Mendy, Valverde, Bellingham, Modric; Rodrygo, Vinicius and Mbappé.

Real Madrid vs Borussia Dortmund: start time, how to watch

The matchday-three Champions League clash kicks off at the Bernabéu at 3 p.m. ET/12 noon PT. Viewers in the US can watch Madrid vs Dortmund on TUDN USA, UniMás, Paramount+ and Vix. You can stream TUDN and UniMás on the online platform fubo, which offers new users a free trial.

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Madrid head into the game down in 17th in the ‘league phase’ table, after following up an opening win over VfB Stuttgart with defeat away to Lille. Dortmund, meanwhile, are top of the standings after racking up the goals in two victories: a 3-0 triumph at Club Brugge, and a 7-1 home thrashing of Celtic.