In sickness and far away from Anfield: Tchouameni and Kroos both to miss the Liverpool clash

What a setback for Los Blancos! Real Madrid will be without their two key midfielders, Toni Kroos and Aurelien Tchouameni, for the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 tie this Tuesday at Anfield.

According to Spanish media, neither one of them managed to recover in time from their illnesses, and they didn't travel with the rest of the team to England.

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Eduardo Camavinga and Dani Ceballos will replace Kroos and Tchouameni in Real Madrid's starting lineup, assuming that Fede Valverde will continue to play on the right wing after finding his scoring form in recent matches.

Real Madrid's coaching staff initially expected to rely on both Kroos and Tchouameni, given that they thought they were going to recover in time for the game. However, that hasn't been the case, and Real Madrid will now have to get the job done without two key starters.

On the bench, we'll see a bunch of teenagers, like Alvaro Rodriguez, 18, and Real Madrid B players, Mario Martin, 18, and Sergio Arribas, 21.