After suffering a shock 2-1 defeat at home against Sheriff Tiraspol in September, Real Madrid will be seeking revenge when they travel to Transnistria for their penultimate Group D encounter on Wednesday night.
Los Blancos are unbeaten in each of their last seven matches across all competitions, while the hosts have won 12 of their 14 games on home soil so far this season, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
SHERIFF TIRASPOL vs. REAL MADRID
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SHERIFF TIRASPOL
Out: Lovro Bizjak (foot)
Doubtful: Momo Yansane (knock)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Athanasiadis; Fernando, Arboleda, Dulanto, Cristiano; Addo, Thill; Traore, Kolovos, Bruno; Yakhshiboev
REAL MADRID
Out: Gareth Bale (calf), Dani Ceballos (ankle), Federico Valverde (knee)
Doubtful: Eden Hazard (illness)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Mendy; Kroos, Casemiro, Modric; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius Jr
Oliver Thomas
