Apoel Nicosia v Real Madrid preview and possible lineups

Tom Smith 6 years ago 3.2k
Ronaldo in action during the reverse fixture. AFP

We take a look ahead to Tuesday evening's Champions League Group H clash between Apoel Nicosia and Real Madrid at the GSP Stadium.

Apoel Nicosia:

The hosts will be in a confident mood after they secured a 1-1 draw both home and away against Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund.

Manager George Donis has a fully-fit team to choose from for the visit of the reigning European champions.

Real Madrid:

'Los Blancos' won the reverse fixture 3-0 at the Bernabeu and will be looking to bounce back from their loss to Tottenham at Wembley last time out.

Sergio Ramos will sit out the trip to Cyprus after he broke his nose against Atletico Madrid on Saturday.

Zinedine Zidane will, once again, be without goalkeeper Keylor Navas and winger Gareth Bale.

Recent form:

Possible lineups:

Apoel Nicosia: Waterman, Vouros, Rueda, Merkis, Lago, Vinicius, Morais, Zahid, Ebecilio, Aloneftis, de Camargo

Real Madrid: 

Casilla, Hakimi, Varane, Nacho, Theo, Modric, Casemiro, Kroos, Isco, Ronaldo, Benzema

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