Real Madrid squad for Arsenal Champions League tie confirmed as two return and seven miss out

Real Madrid will be hoping to produce yet another Champions League comeback when they take on Arsenal in the second leg of their quarter-final tie. Producing heroics in the competition in years gone by, Los Blancos need to deliver another European masterclass at the Santiago Bernabeu on Wednesday evening as they trail the Gunners by three goals.

have one foot in the final after Declan Rice's free-kick double and Mikel Merino's late strike saw them win 3-0 in north London eight days ago. .

Following their drubbing in London last week, Carlo Ancelotti has made changes to his Real Madrid squad for the quarter-final tie. Aurelien Tchouameni is available once again after sitting out the first leg due to a one-match ban for obtaining three yellow cards in this season's Champions League.

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Former Arsenal man Dani Ceballos has also returned to the matchday squad after his absence in recent weeks due to a muscle injury. The midfielder did make his comeback for Real in Sunday's 1-0 win at Alaves as he was introduced from the bench in stoppage time.

In terms of those who were part of the squad at Arsenal last week but miss out this time, . The 22-year-old was dismissed after picking up two yellow cards in the first leg and he will now serve a one-match suspension as a result.

Real Madrid youngsters Jacobo Ramon, Gonzalo Garcia, Chema Andres, Lorenzo Aguado are also not part of the squad as Ancelotti has named a 20-man party rather than the 23 he selected last week. Andriy Lunin and Ferland Mendy remain out for the 15-times Champions League winners as Real Madrid confirmed on their that the pair trained inside away from the rest of the team in their final session before the Arsenal showdown.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game, Ancelotti stated that his club have everything at their disposal to turn the tie around.

“Real Madrid has all the resources we need to turn this tie around. We have the quality, commitment, the experience of many players and we have the fans. We have the resources, we just have to get the best out of each player," .

"In previous years they didn't say we played spectacular football either, which may be true. More than just spectacular, we want to play effective football.”

Here is the Ancelotti has named for their Champions League encounter against Arsenal:

Goalkeepers: Thibaut Courtois, Fran Gonzalez, Sergio Mestre.

Defenders: David Alaba, Lucas Vazquez, Jesus Vallejo, Fran Garcia, Antonio Rudiger, Raul Asencio.

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Federico Valverde, Luka Modric, Aurelien Tchouameni, Arda Guler, Dani Ceballos.

Forwards: Vini Jr., Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo, Endrick, Brahim Diaz.