Real Madrid begins its Champions League title defense at the Santiago Bernabéu against the Bundesliga runner-up.
Over the last decade, Real Madrid topped Europe six times, with its most recent win coming less than four months ago at Wembley Stadium. The reigning Champions League victors bid farewell to Toni Kroos and Nacho over the summer, but welcomed Kylian Mbappé to their squad.
Despite the Frenchman's arrival, Los Blancos had a slow start to their 2024–25 La Liga campaign. Riddled with injuries, Carlo Ancelotti's squad is already four points behind Barcelona. Some of the team's key players, though, are set to return in Tuesday's match against Stuttgart, including Jude Bellingham and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Here's what Real Madrid's XI could look like against Stuttgart.






