Real Madrid, the current champion of the Champions League, faces Borussia Dortmund this Tuesday in the third round of the tournament, which has introduced a new format. The match will take place at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium in Madrid at 4 PM, and will be broadcast live on Fox Sports and Disney+. This confrontation is a rematch of the last final of the tournament.
In this new edition of the Champions League, UEFA has made significant changes, moving away from the 32 teams that used to be divided into eight groups of four participants. Now, there will be 36 teams competing in a league phase, where they will play eight different matches, four at home and four away. At the end of this stage, they will be placed in an overall table, and the top eight teams will advance directly to the Round of 16. Teams ranked from ninth to twenty-fourth will compete in a two-legged playoff to determine the last eight teams to qualify for the next stage.
Real Madrid comes into this match with one win and one loss, while Borussia Dortmund is the group leader with two wins and the best goal difference. The probable lineups for the match are as follows:
Real Madrid: Courtois; Lucas Vázquez, Militao, Rüdiger, Mendy; Tchouaméni, Valverde, Camavinga, Bellingham; Vinicius and Mbappé.
Borussia Dortmund: Kobel; Ryerson, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Bensebaini; Can, Gross; Malen, Brandt, Sabitzer; Guirassy.
The match can be followed in Argentina through Fox Sports and Disney+. In this edition of the Champions League, teams finishing from 25th place onward will be eliminated with no chance to play in the Europa League.
