Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti confirmed a huge injury boost for his side ahead of their Champions League play-off second leg against Manchester City.
‘Rudiger can play from the start, Tchouameni can play as a pivot and Asencio can play as a centre-back,’ Ancelotti confirmed in a press conference.
Speaking at the weekend, City boss Pep Guardiola suggested his team had little more than a 1 per cent chance of progressing to the last-16, but Ancelotti is confident that his opposite number’s comments were little more than mind games.
Defensive injuries have seen Real deploy midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni alongside 21-year-old Raul Asencio in central defence for the past three games.
Real, though will still be without makeshift right-back Lucas Vazquez who picked up a hamstring injury prior to the first leg.
