Atalanta go for Luis Muriel, Ruslan Malinovskyi and a new role for Matteo Pessina, while Real Madrid have Karim Benzema, Rodrygo and Sergio Ramos back.

It kicks off at 20.00 GMT at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

Atalanta go for Luis Muriel, Ruslan Malinovskyi and a new role for Matteo Pessina, while Real Madrid have Karim Benzema, Rodrygo and Sergio Ramos back.

It kicks off at 20.00 GMT at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano, you can follow the build-up and action as it happens while giving your views on the LIVEBLOG.

The first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 ended 1-0 for the Spaniards.

They achieved that result with a late goal after Remo Freuler was very harshly sent off just 17 minutes in.

He is therefore suspended for this game, with Hans Hateboer and Bosko Sutalo out of action.

Josip Ilicic is benched in favour of Mario Pasalic behind Luis Muriel and Ruslan Malinovskyi, moving Pessina into a central midfield role and initially benching Duvan Zapata.

Berat Djimsiti has shaken off an injury to start in defence and Marco Sportiello is again preferred to Pierluigi Gollini.

Atalanta have won all their Champions League away fixtures this season, including visits to Liverpool and Ajax.

Real Madrid’s injury crisis is easing slightly, but Casemiro is suspended, with Dani Carvajal, Eden Hazard, Alvaro Odriozola and Mariano Diaz still on the treatment table.

The big news is the return of Benzema – who scored both their goals at the weekend in La Liga – and Rodrygo, although Vinicius Junior is starting.

In defence, their captain Sergio Ramos returns, having made his comeback against Elche almost two months after a meniscus injury.

Real Madrid: Courtois; Nacho, Varane, Sergio Ramos, Mendy; Modric, Kroos, Valverde; Lucas Vazquez, Benzema, Vinicius

Real Madrid bench: Lunin, Altube, Eder Militao, Asensio, Marcelo, Isco, Rodrygo, Hugo Duro

Atalanta: Sportiello; Toloi, Romero, Djimsiti; Maehle, De Roon, Pessina, Gosens; Pasalic; Malinovskyi, Muriel

Atalanta bench: Rossi, Gollini, Palomino, Lammers, Caldara, Ruggeri, Ghislandi, Miranchuk, Ilicic, Duvan Zapata

Ref: Makkelie (NED)

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