Real Madrid will be looking to make it six consecutive wins when they host Union Berlin in the Champions League. Los Blancos entered the match after defeating Real Sociedad 2-1 in La Liga, while Union Berlin lost to Wolfsburg 2-1 in their most recent Bundesliga match on Saturday.
Preview (Real Madrid vs. Union Berlin)
Real Madrid hasn’t quite been at the top of their game early in the season. The capital giants have still been very successful. They have won five straight games in La Liga to lead the standings with 15 points. In their first two league games of the season, Carlo Ancelotti’s team defeated Athletic Bilbao and Almeria. However, they have only barely won their past three games against Celta Vigo, Getafe, and Real Sociedad. They defeated the latter 2-1 on Sunday to reclaim first place.
Real Madrid must travel to Atletico Madrid this weekend for the Madrid derby. For now, they are focused on the Champions League. They are hoping to get off to the best possible start in a group that also includes Braga and Napoli. With their last victory occurring in the 2021–22 season, the Whites have won the European Cup an amazing 14 times. It makes them unquestionably the dominant force in the competition’s history. Real Madrid lost to Manchester City in the semi-finals of the league last season. This season they are expected to again make it far into the competition.
Union Berlin, on the other hand, finished fourth in the Bundesliga last year with 62 points from their 34 games. It helped them qualify for the Champions League group stage for the first time. Die Eisernen participated in the Europa Conference League during the 2021–22 season. They did not go past the group stage, even though they did in the 2022–23 Europa League. They made it to the last 16. After two dismal domestic results, Union Berlin will now advance to the biggest cup competition in European football. They will play at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Team News
At the weekend, Real Madrid was able to recover one injured player. Dani Ceballos made his season debut in the matchday squad after overcoming a hamstring problem. However, Los Blancos will undoubtedly be without the services of the crucial three of Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao, and Vinicius Junior for this match, and summer recruit Arda Guler is still unavailable. Ferland Mendy may return for this match. As a result of Dani Carvajal’s injury, which he sustained during practice, Lucas Vazquez might start at right-back. The duo will continue their connection on Wednesday after Joselu and Rodrygo made an impression in the final third of the field.
Toni Kroos, who is no longer a sure thing to start, will probably be replaced by Eduardo Camavinga, and Ancelotti has already said that Luka Modric will be in the starting lineup. In contrast, Jude Bellingham, 20, who will play in a Real Madrid jersey for the first time in the Champions League, has been in outstanding form this year and has already scored five goals. For the match in the Spanish capital, Union Berlin will be missing Rani Khedira, Andras Schafer, and Laurenz Dehl due to injury. Although Kevin Volland is presently serving a Bundesliga suspension, the attacker is still available for this match and will probably serve as a bench option.
With four goals thus far this season, Kevin Behrens has been the team’s primary goal scorer, and he will once more play in the final third of the field. David Datro Fofana, a forward on loan from Chelsea, is also likely to start, despite the fact that the seasoned Leonardo Bonucci is expected to enter the game as a substitute. As Union Berlin looks to establish themselves on Wednesday night, this game has the potential to be very entertaining. Although we support the visitors to score, we fully anticipate Real Madrid to earn all three points in the Spanish capital thanks to their extensive tournament experience.
Real Madrid 3 – 1 Union Berlin
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