Overview
Real Madrid entered the match against AC Milan under a lot of pressure after a painful 0-4 defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona. This defeat showed the problems that still exist with coach Carlo Ancelotti's team.
Injuries to Courtois, Carvajal and Alaba are the main reasons for Real Madrid's poor defense. Meanwhile, attacking stars like Mbappe, Vinicius and Bellingham have not been able to find a common voice.
However, Real Madrid are still confident that they can get a good result against AC Milan at the Bernabeu. In the most recent match in the Champions League, Los Blancos played better and defeated Dortmund with a score of 5-2. This season, "Los Blancos" have also won all 7 matches at home.
AC Milan's form this season has also been inconsistent. Despite only facing a much weaker Monza in their last match, the Rossoneri had to work very hard to get a narrow victory.
After 10 matches in Serie A this season, coach Paulo Fonsesca's team has only 17 points and is in the middle of the rankings. Milan has also only earned 3 points after the first 3 matches in the Champions League.
At this time, Real Madrid is still rated higher by experts than AC Milan. Not to mention, Los Blancos have won 3 and drawn 1 in the last 5 encounters with their opponents. At home at Bernabeu, Ancelotti's team has a great chance to win all 3 points.
This will be the first time the two teams have met in the Champions League since 2010.
Human resources situation
Real Madrid will be without Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Rodrygo and Thibaut Courtois due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, AC Milan will once again be without the services of two long-term absentees, Ismael Bennacer and Alessandro Florenzi. Neither is expected to return before Christmas.
Expected lineup:
Real Madrid: Lunin, Vazquez, Militao, Rudiger, Mendy, Bellingham, Tchouameni, Valverde, Camavinga, Mbappe, Vinicius.
AC Milan: Maignan, Terracciano, Tomori, Pavlovic, Hernandez, Fofana, Reijnders, Loftus-Cheek, Pulisic, Leao, Morata.
The match between Real Madrid and AC Milan takes place at 3:00 a.m. on November 6 (Vietnam time).
