{"id":4189,"date":"2026-04-14T09:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4189\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T09:29:15","slug":"official-real-madrid-squad-list-for-bayern-munich-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/4189\/","title":{"rendered":"Official: Real Madrid squad list for Bayern Munich clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid have confirmed their travelling squad for what could be their most decisive night of the season, as they <a href=\"https:\/\/madriduniversal.com\/five-real-madrid-players-at-risk-of-suspension-heading-into-bayern-munich-encounter\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:prepare to face Bayern Munich;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;prepare to face Bayern Munich&quot;}\" class=\"link \">prepare to face Bayern Munich<\/a> at the Allianz Arena in the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg.<\/p>\n<p>After suffering a 1-2 defeat in the first leg, Los Blancos head to Germany knowing they must produce something special to keep their European hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The margin is slim, but the expectations remain enormous, which is why Alvaro Arbeloa has opted to travel with all available senior players.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Thibaut Courtois and Rodrygo are both sidelined through injury, depriving Madrid of key experience at both ends of the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Aurelien Tchouameni misses out due to suspension following his booking in the first leg.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe boost offers timely hope<\/p>\n<p>There is, however, a significant positive for Madrid. Kylian Mbappe has recovered from his recent injury and is included in the travelling squad.<\/p>\n<p>His presence alone lifts the attacking threat, especially in a match where Madrid will need goals to overturn the deficit. All eyes will be on the French star to deliver on the biggest stage.<\/p>\n<p>Arbeloa has also called upon a small number of youth players to complete the squad.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Goalkeepers Fran Gonz\u00e1lez and Javi Navarro have been included, alongside midfielder Thiago Pitarch, a player who has already been training regularly with the first team.<\/p>\n<p>Raul Asencio\u2019s absence raises questions<\/p>\n<p>The biggest talking point, however, is the omission of Raul Asencio.<\/p>\n<p>His absence comes just days after reports of a <a href=\"https:\/\/madriduniversal.com\/real-madrid-stars-big-argument-with-arbeloa-the-reason-for-disappearance-for-few-games-report\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:disagreement with Arbeloa surfaced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;disagreement with Arbeloa surfaced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">disagreement with Arbeloa surfaced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The situation reportedly escalated to the point where Asencio issued a public apology in front of his teammates.<\/p>\n<p>With no official clarification from the club yet, speculation around his role, and even his short-term future, continues to grow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Real Madrid have confirmed their travelling squad for what could be their most decisive night of the season,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4190,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1055,1881,266,3029,82,1177,1883,83,1515,1496,1236],"class_list":{"0":"post-4189","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-madrid","8":"tag-alvaro-arbeloa","9":"tag-asencio","10":"tag-bayern-munich","11":"tag-fran-gonzalez","12":"tag-madrid","13":"tag-mbappe","14":"tag-raul-asencio","15":"tag-real-madrid","16":"tag-rodrygo","17":"tag-thibaut-courtois","18":"tag-uefa-champions-league"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4189"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4189\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}