Yahoo Sports Real Madrid vs Stuttgart predicted lineups and team news
Champions Real Madrid begin their Champions League campaign on home soil on Tuesday as they entertain Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart.
Real Madrid vs Stuttgart predicted lineups
Real Madrid (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Carvajal, Eder Militao, Rudiger, Mendy; Valverde, Modric; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius Junior; Mbappe.
Stuttgart (4-4-2): Nubel; Vagnoman, Chase, Chabot, Mittelstadt; Leweling, Karazor, Stiller, Rieder; Demirovic, Undav.
Los Blancos to kick on once again
Real Madrid won La Liga by 10 points last season before then beating Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League final at Wembley.
Last year’s trophy triumph was Los Blancos‘ 15th success in Europe’s premier club competition and it will be tough to write them off after some eye-catching transfer business over the summer.
After another year of dominance, Real Madrid have done all they can to continue their progression under Italian Ancelotti.
The Spanish giants lost the experience of Toni Kroos and Nacho Fernandez over the summer, but like all good clubs, Real Madrid are thinking about the future.
Kylian Mbappe’s arrival on a free transfer from Paris Saint-Germain was one of the, if not the biggest, deal around Europe this summer. In addition to his arrival, Real Madrid snapped up Brazilian youngster Endrick and they will hope the duo can form a deadly partnership for years to come.
While the Champions League will be played under a new format this season, Real Madrid will still be expected to feature towards the top of the pile.
Opponents Stuttgart were one of the biggest success stories in German football last season, as they finished above Bayern Munich, RB Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund to come second in the Bundesliga behind Bayer Leverkusen.
Die Schwaben will do all they can to unsettle their hosts, but Madrid’s star-studded squad will feel that they should have too much quality and will be dreaming of a record 16th Champions League crown.
Real Madrid vs Stuttgart team news
Mbappe should make his Champions League debut for Real Madrid, but Ancelotti is light on numbers in other areas.
Jude Bellingham and Aurelien Tchouameni have returned to training after spells on the sidelines, but it is unclear if Ancelotti will risk them.
Brahim Diaz is set to miss the next two months of action due to a muscle problem, while Dani Ceballos and Eduardo Camavinga remain sidelined until the end of the month.
Stuttgart’s Ameen Al Dakhil is still waiting to make his debut for the club due to injury, while Leonidas Stergiou is a doubt due to a back issue.
Nikolas Nartey and Frans Kratzig are due to return to the pitch in October, but Justin Diehl is a long-term injury absentee due to a shoulder problem.
