Real Madrid will face Sheriff Tiraspol at 9:00 pm today, Tuesday, in the second round of the group stage of the Champions League at the “Santiago Bernabeu”.
Champions League
And the Spanish newspaper “AS” published the expected line-up for Real Madrid against Sheriff Tiraspol, which came as follows:
Goalkeeper: Courtois
Defenders: Nacho – Alaba – Militao – Lucas Vazquez
Midfield: Casemiro – Modric – Valverde
Attack: Vinicius – Benzema – Hazard
Champions League
Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign by defeating Inter Milan 1-0 in the first round of the group stage, while Sherif Tiraspol achieved their first victory over Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine.
Real Madrid’s French striker Karim Benzema is waiting for a new record with the royal, if he scores a goal this evening, against Sheriff Tiraspol.
Champions League
Karim Benzema occupies fourth place in the ranking of the historical scorers of the European Champions League, with 71 goals, equal to Raul Gonzalez, the legend of Real Madrid.
The current Manchester United star, Cristiano Ronaldo, is the all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with 135 goals.
Lionel Messi is runner-up with 120 goals, then Poland’s Robert Lewandowski is third with 75 goals.