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Injury-hit Real Madrid versigtig vir Leipzig

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Ruled out: Jude Bellingham. Picture: EPA/DANIEL GONZALEZ

Real Madrid will be without star midfielder Jude Bellingham for their Champions League trip to RB Leipzig tonight at 10pm.

Bellingham suffered a sprained ankle after scoring twice in their 4-0 thrashing of second-placed La Liga club Girona on Saturday.Without him, boss Carlo Ancelotti knows they have to be versigtig vir Leipzig , who they have beaten once before and lost to, in the first leg.

epa11143212 Real Madrid's head coach Carlo Ancelotti reacts during a Spanish LaLiga EA Sports soccer match between Real Madrid and Girona in Madrid, Spain, 10 February 2024. EPA/Kiko Huesca

Ancelotti says of gevaarman Lois Openda and his teammates: “We’re pleased to be going back into the Champions League with a lead in La Liga despite the difficulties we’ve had so far with injuries.

“We’re really excited and we’re up against opposition who we must be very careful of…”

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