Real Madrid lineup confirmed with Trent Alexander-Arnold on the bench

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Trent Alexander-Arnold has not made the starting XI for Real Madrid on his return to Anfield to face Liverpool. The Reds’ former right-back has been named on the bench for Real Madrid but will not start, as his new team face Arne Slot‘s side in the league phase of the Champions League.

Despite usual captain and right-back Dani Carvajal being injured, it is not a surprise Alexander-Arnold is only a substitute given he didn’t feature in Madrid’s 4-0 win over Valencia at the weekend either. The versatile Federico Valverde will play at right-back instead, like he did on Saturday at the Bernabeu while Alexander-Arnold watched from the bench.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Valverde, Militao, Huijsen, Carreras; Tchouameni, Camavinga; Guler, Bellingham, Vinicius Jr.; Mbappe Substitutes: Lunin, Gonzalez, Endrick, Rodrygo, Alexander-Arnold, Gonzalo, Asencio, Ceballos, F. Real Madrid – Live Online Streams Giorgi Mamardashvili again starts behind a back four of Conor Bradley, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson.