In a repeat of last season’s Champions League final, Real Madrid welcome Borussia Dortmund to the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday night.
After kicking off their title defence with a 3-1 win over VfB Stuttgart, Carlo Ancelotti’s side crashed to a shock 1-0 defeat at Lille on matchday two.
That stumble has left Real Madrid sitting in 17th place in the league phase table after two rounds of action.
Los Blancos warmed up for their midweek battle with Borussia Dortmund by claiming a 2-1 victory at Celta Vigo in La Liga on Saturday night.
The German giants also posted a 2-1 win of their own in the Bundesliga at the weekend, as they squeezed past St. Pauli.
As for the Champions League, Nuri Sahin’s side are setting the early pace in the league table thanks to a pair of commanding 3-0 and 7-1 wins over Club Brugge and Celtic respectively.
Despite losing to Lille in their last Champions League outing, Real Madrid are massive 4/9 favourites.
Head to head: Real tend to reign supreme
Real Madrid have won seven of the overall 12 meetings between the pair, the most recent of which was the 2024 Champions League final. That triumph also saw the Spanish heavyweights extend their unbeaten run in this fixture to five matches.
