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Carlo Ancelotti confirms Real Madrid decision ahead of Chelsea clash after weekend rotation

Chelsea welcome Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge tomorrow evening looking to overturn a two-goal deficit in the Champions League quarter-final.

The Blues find themselves 2-0 down on aggregate after being second-best in Madrid last week. Goals either side of half-time from Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio did the damage, with Ben Chilwell suspended for the second leg for a straight red card.

Many have backed the European champions to progress to the semi-final of the prestigious competition with little trouble after their first-leg triumph. Chelsea come into the clash on the back of three straight defeats after the weekend's loss to Brighton.

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Carlo Ancelotti made a number of changes to his side on Saturday for the 2-0 win over Cadiz with Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos, Nacho Fernandez, Asensio and Antonio Rudiger all starting.

David Alaba, Toni Kroos and Vinicius Junior were all rested over the weekend, with them all expected to play a key part in Madrid's attempts of progressing to the semi-final.

And ahead of their trip to England, the Spanish giants have announced their 23-man squad for tomorrow's clash. Here, football.london brings you Los Blancos' squad in full:

Thibaut Courtois; Andriy Lunin, Luis Lopez; Dani Carvajal, Eder Militao, David Alaba, Jessu Vallejo, Nacho Fernandez, Alvaro Odriozola, Lucas Vazuqez, Antonio Rudiger; Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Aurelien Tchouameni, Dani Ceballos; Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema, Marco Asensio, Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo, Mariano Diaz.

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