Real Madrid vs Club Brugge, 2019 Champions League: Predicted lineups

Real Madrid’s home game against Club Brugge —19:00 CEST— is a must win for Los Blancos, whose 3-0 loss in Paris left them in a somewhat tough spot in this Group Stage. However, it should be a manageable match and it offers coach Zinedine Zidane a good chance to rest some of his players and give minutes to the reserves. Considering that the Frenchman has left James and Bale out of the list, it looks like he could make some rotations.

Real Madrid predicted XI: Courtois, Carvajal, Militao, Ramos, Marcelo, Casemiro, Valverde, Modric, Hazard, Vinicius, Benzema.

Brugge predicted XI: Mignolet; Mata, Mechele, Deli, Sobol; Vormer, Rits, Vanaken; Diatta, Okereke, Bonaventure.

Giving Vinicius a chance to start on the right wing now that he’s scored his first goal this season would make sense. The Brazilian wonder kid has improved confidence and could contribute alongside Hazard and Benzema. Militao could give Varane some rest while Kroos probably needs a game off a well.

HOW TO WATCH, STREAM CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Date: 10/01/2019

Time: 18:55 CEST (local time), 12:55pm EST.

Venue: Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain.

Available TV: TNT (USA), Movistar La Liga de Campeones (Spain)

Available Streaming: Fubo.TV (USA).

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