Real Madrid announces squad for clash with AEK Athens in UEFA Champions League

José Mourinho, the head coach of Real Madrid, has announced his squad in preparation for the match against AEK Athens, as part of the fourth round of the group stage in the UEFA Champions League, at Alawin Arena.

Real Madrid will be without five players: Arda Güler, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Rodrygo, Ferland Mendy, and Raúl Asencio. However, Federico Valverde has returned to the squad after recovering from injury.

Real Madrid are currently in fourth place in the UEFA Champions League table with 9 points, while AEK Athens sit in thirtieth place with only 3 points.

The Real Madrid squad is as follows:

Goalkeeping: Thibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin, Mistry.

Defenders: Éder Militão, Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Cucurella, Álvaro Carreras, Antonio Rüdiger, Denzel Dumfries.

Midfield: Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Bernardo Silva, Thiago Bittarich, Sergio Martinez.

Forward line: Vinicius Junior, Endrick, Kylian Mbappé, Carlos Espí, Brahim Díaz, Yan Diomande.