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Real Madrid will host Liverpool in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie tomorrow and could field a very strong team.
Liverpool will be looking to avenge their 3-1 loss in the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League final when they take on Real Madrid on Tuesday. The Merseysiders have looked more of a settled united over the last few games after looking completely bereft of ideas just a few weeks back.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have fought their way back into the La Liga title race and are now just three points behind league leaders Atletico Madrid. Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio have been in good goalscoring form for Zinedine Zidane's men and they will put their best foot forward on Tuesday.
Real Madrid are also unbeaten in their last 11 matches and have won nine of those. They will field their best 11 against Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp's side have a stellar record away from home this season.
Without further ado, let's take a look at how Real Madrid will line up on Tuesday against Liverpool.
How Real Madrid could lineup against Liverpool
Goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois has not exactly kept a lot of cleansheets but he continues to be a formidable force between the sticks for Real Madrid. The Belgian made sure Eibar didn't find any joy in terms of goals this past weekend as he pulled the shutter down on his goal.
Courtois' position has not been under threat this season thanks to his consistency and he will be their goalkeeper on Tuesday.
Real Madrid Defenders
Real Madrid have suffered a huge blow as Sergio Ramos picked up a calf injury while on international duty. As such, they will be without their captain on Tuesday. In his absence, Raphael Varane and Nacho are expected to start at centre-back.
Lucas Vazquez is likely to start at right-back. The Spaniard has been excellent in Real Madrid's last three games and was their standout performer in the 3-1 second leg win over Atalanta a couple of weeks back.
Ferland Mendy has been Real Madrid's first-choice left-back throughout the course of the season and he is expected to start tomorrow as well. The left-back will need to be on his toes against Mohamed Salah and will need to be careful about leaving space in behind him.
Real Madrid Midfielders
Casemiro was suspended for the second leg of Real Madrid's Round of 16 tie against Atalanta. He will return to the side and play in defensive midfield. Casemiro's ability to destroy attacks will be crucial to Real Madrid holding their ground tomorrow.
Toni Kroos is expected to be partnered with Luka Modric in central midfield. It is their tried and tested partnership that Zinedine Zidane is expected to go with. There has perhaps been no midfield partnership that has been as successful in the UEFA Champions League over the past decade as these two.
Kroos was a doubt for the game against Eibar over the weekend but he came off the bench and is expected to be fit to start.
Luka Modric was excellent for Real Madrid in the month leading to the most recent international break and clocked three assists across six games from central midfield. Zidane will be urging him to deliver more of the same as they take on Liverpool.
Real Madrid forwards
Zinedine Zidane is a huge fan of Marco Asensio and the Spaniard has been in excellent form of late. Asensio has scored in each of Real Madrid's last three matches and that's the kind of form Zizou will want his main men to be bringing into a game that's as high-profile as this one is. He should start as the right winger.
Karim Benzema has been absolutely sensational for Real Madrid of late. He has nine goals and an assist to his name from his last seven appearances. He has scored in all of his last seven games for Real Madrid and there is no doubt he will be leading the charge against Liverpool on Tuesday.
Real Madrid will be wary of the fact that Liverpool's new centre-back pairing of Ozan Kabak and Nat Phillips are still settling down. They will want to hit them when they're vulnerable and will rely on the pace and trickery of Vinicius Jr.
Deploying a zippy Vinicius Jr. down the left flank will cause Trent Alexander-Arnold to be occupied in the defensive half provided Real Madrid can keep possession. Alexander-Arnold's defensive capabilities have looked suspect on occasion and he will need to be on top of his game to keep Vinicius Jr. at bay.
Real Madrid have scored eight goals in their last three matches and have conceded just two. In fact, it has been eleven games since any team scored more than a goal against Zinedine Zidane's men. They should feel confident about their chances going into this game against Liverpool.
