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Real Madrid are set to face Benfica in the second leg of the Champions League playoff round on Wednesday night, and in their latest starting lineup prediction, Diario AS have Trent Alexander-Arnold as the starting right back in the XI. TAA starting for Real Madrid is no surprise, of course, and he needs to be a regular in the lineup going forward now that he's healthy. Although a time share with legend Dani Carvajal seemed likely when the season started, Real have to be switching gears after watching the 34-year-old get embarrassed over the weekend by academy graduate Victor Munoz in a 2-1 loss to Osasuna at El Sadar. Real Madrid have a 1-0 advantage on Benfica, but after losing to them in the last game of the league phase, there is no margin for error for the Kings of the Champions ...

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois is a leader in the locker room for his club, and like the rest of his teammates, he has publicly come to the defense of Vinicius Junior, who was likely racially abused by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni in the Champions League playoffs. Benfica manager Jose Mourinho tried to claim that a racist incident could not happen because Eusebio, one of the greatest Black players of all time, played for Benfica, and the former Real Madrid manager also disappointed many by claiming Vinicius Jr. provokes racism by the way he celebrates his goals, dancing. Courtois was not having any of that. Via Fabrizio Romano, the Real Madrid icon expressed his disappointment with Mourinho for his comments on Vincius Jr., stating that while he understands managers have to ...