Napoli can take matters into their own hands and book their spot in the Champions League Round of 16 with a win away to Real Madrid.

The match between Los Blancos and the Partenopei kicks off at 20.00 UK time at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid.

Real Madrid sit at the top of Group C after four games, securing wins in all of their European outings. Things were difficult in their first leg with Napoli, where they edged out a 3-2 win in the Campania capital.

Napoli sit on seven points in the group, four ahead of third place Braga. Securing a win in the Spanish capital would be enough to guarantee Walter Mazzarri’s side a spot in the knockout stages, as would a Braga defeat to Union Berlin.  

The Spanish giants cannot count on the injured Thibaut Courtois, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Eder Militao, Eduardo Camavinga, Aurelien Tchouameni, Luka Modric, Arda Guler and Vinicius Junior.

The Partenopei are without Mathias Olivera, Mario Rui and Jesper Lindstrom, all of whom are sidelined with injuries. Victor Osimhen may not start after recently recovering from a hamstring injury.

Probable line-ups for Real Madrid vs Napoli

Real Madrid (4-3-1-2): Lunin; Carvajal, Rudiger, Alba, Mendy; Valverde, Kroos, Ceballos; Bellingham; Rodrygo, Brahim Diaz.

Napoli (4-3-3): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Natan, Juan Jesus; Anguissa, Lobotka, Zielinski; Politano, Simeone, Kvaratskhelia.

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