Actual Madrid might safe a much-needed European victory in opposition to Austrian aspect Purple Bull Salzburg on Wednesday as they search passage to the knockout section of the Champions League.
The reigning continental champions have gained three and misplaced as lots of their opening six league section encounters, leaving them in an unfamiliar place. Carlo Ancelotti’s normally relentless superstars have let their requirements slip this time period however victory over Salzburg would all however assure them a spot within the play-off spherical.
Madrid could have misplaced their recent Supercopa de Espana final with Barcelona however they’ve been in typically spectacular type for the reason that flip of the yr. The capital membership have scored 19 throughout their final 5 matches in all competitions and will put Salzburg to the sword on the Santiago Bernabeu, with the struggling Austrians having conceded 18 in 5 defeats and boast only a solitary victory within the Champions League up to now.
Right here is 90min’s information to a vital conflict for Madrid.
Actual Madrid vs RB Salzburg H2H file
That is the primary aggressive fixture between Actual Madrid and Salzburg.
Present type (all competitions)
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Actual Madrid |
RB Salzburg |
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Actual Madrid 4-1 Las Palmas – 19/01/25 |
RB Salzburg 3-0 Austria Klagenfurt – 14/12/24 |
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Actual Madrid 5-2 Celta Vigo (AET) – 16/01/25 |
RB Salzburg 0-3 PSG – 10/12/24 |
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Actual Madrid 2-5 Barcelona – 12/01/25 |
RB Salzburg 2-2 Speedy Wien – 07/12/24 |
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Actual Madrid 3-0 Mallorca – 09/01/25 |
RB Salzburg 4-0 Hartberg – 04/12/24 |
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Deportivo Minera 0-5 Actual Madrid – 06/01/25 |
Hartberg 1-1 RB Salzburg – 30/11/24 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
TNT Sports activities 5, discovery+, discovery+ App |
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United States |
Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, ViX, TUDN USA, UniMas |
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Canada |
DAZN Canada |
Madrid already discover themselves brief at right-back following Dani Carvajal’s season-ending damage however they can even be lacking deputy Lucas Vazquez on Wednesday night as a consequence of suspension. Federico Valverde is prone to characteristic within the Spaniard’s place having been utilized in defence this season.
Eder Militao can also be out for the season with an ACL tear and Eduardo Camavinga is absent within the centre of the park. Aurelien Tchouameni is a doubt to characteristic in opposition to Salzburg after lacking the weekend win over Las Palmas as a consequence of a leg concern.
Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric are each accessible after lacking the Las Palmas triumph by suspension, whereas David Alaba made his long-awaited return from damage throughout a 14-minute cameo on the weekend.
Actual Madrid predicted lineup vs RB Salzburg (4-2-3-1): Courtois; Valverde, Asencio, Rudiger, Mendy; Ceballos, Modric; Rodrygo, Bellingham, Vinicius; Mbappe.
Speak about a baptism of fireside for brand spanking new Salzburg supervisor Thomas Letsch, who’s overseeing his first aggressive match accountable for the membership since his return on the Bernabeu. The German briefly took cost of the Purple Bull aspect in 2015 as interim boss however has made a everlasting comeback following the dismissal of former Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders as head coach.
Letsch will probably be with out the influential Karim Konate for Salzburg’s first match of the brand new yr, whereas Maurits Kjaergaard can also be sidelined by damage.
Bobby Clark, previously of Liverpool, is a doubt for the fixture alongside teammates Amar Dedic, Alexander Schlager and Daouda Guindo.
RB Salzburg predicted lineup vs Actual Madrid (4-4-2): Blaswich; Morgalla, Baidoo, Piatkowski, Terzic; Yeo, Capaldo, Bidstrup, Nene; Gloukh, Ratkov.
Salzburg have been dire within the Champions League this season and could possibly be a tad rusty on Wednesday provided that they have not performed a aggressive match since mid-December. Letsch has had time to work along with his new squad however is not going to expect any miracles in Madrid.
For all Los Blancos’ defensive flaws, they’ve been in assured temper within the ultimate third and will run up the rating midweek. Kylian Mbappe has been in wonderful goalscoring type and Vinicius’ return to the beginning XI will solely enhance their possibilities of hammering Letsch’s new aspect.
