{"id":237325,"date":"2026-04-07T20:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/will-surely-lose-tonight-fans-unhappy-with-27-year-old-stars-inclusion-in-real-madrid-xi-to-face-bayern-munich\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:02:57","slug":"will-surely-lose-tonight-fans-unhappy-with-27-year-old-stars-inclusion-in-real-madrid-xi-to-face-bayern-munich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/will-surely-lose-tonight-fans-unhappy-with-27-year-old-stars-inclusion-in-real-madrid-xi-to-face-bayern-munich\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Will surely lose tonight&#8221; &#8211; Fans unhappy with 27-year-old star&#8217;s inclusion in Real Madrid XI to face Bayern Munich"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5150478\" data-slug-id=\"2763969\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/real-madrid-cf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Real Madrid<\/a> fans are not happy with Trent Alexander-Arnold starting in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/uefa-champions-league\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">UEFA Champions League<\/a> quarterfinals against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/team\/fc-bayern-munich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Bayern Munich<\/a>. Many believe that Luis Diaz will get the better of the right-back and Dani Carvajal should have started.<\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Arbeloa has started Andriy Lunin in goal with Thibaut Courtois out injured for the game. Alexander-Arnold starts at right back with Antonio Rudiger and Dean Huijsen as the center-backs and \u00c1lvaro Carreras as the left-back.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Federico Valverde and Aur\u00e9lien Tchouam\u00e9ni are in the midfield to help out Thiago Pitarch. Arda Guler is on the right flank with Vinicius Jr on the left and Kylian Mbappe leading the attack.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid fans are unhappy with the decision to start the Englishman at right-back and posted:<\/p>\n<p>Alvaro Arbeloa is looking forward to facing Bayern Munich, saying that his players will step up on the pitch. He believes that the Bernabeu will also be backing the players to do well on the pitch and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA Madrid side that has always stood up to great rivals. Bayern are having an exceptional season. We know how much they\u2019ll demand of us on the pitch. Our history with Bayern is always special. The Bernab\u00e9u is set for another great Champions League night.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Bayern Munich&#8217;s last win over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League was back in 2012, when they lost the final to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<h2>Real Madrid manager paises Bayern Munch ahead of clash<\/h2>\n<p>Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa has heaped praise on Bayern Munich, saying that they are a well-trained side ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash. He said that the Bundesliga side will trouble his players and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey\u2019re a very, very well-drilled side; you can quickly see their hallmarks and their patterns of play. They\u2019re a very aggressive team in defence, forcing you into situations where you see all the players dropping back tremendously. Kompany deserves every bit of praise he gets because he\u2019s doing a tremendous job at Bayern Munich.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he is confident that Kylian Mbappe and co will step up and said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe only thing that matters to me is what I think, and it\u2019s an extraordinary stroke of luck to have a player like Mbappe in the team. I put myself in the shoes of the defenders who have to face Madrid.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 4-3 on aggregate in the UEFA Champions League when they met in the 2023\/24 season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\" title=\"like article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\" title=\"dislike article\"><br \/>\n<img class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tag-cloud\">\n<div class=\"tags-text\">\n<div class=\"scrollable-content-holder  article-padding\">\n<p class=\"article-p  \">Quick Links<\/p>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerLeft\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Left \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-left.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button><\/p>\n<nav id=\"pnProductNav\" class=\"pn-ProductNav\">\n<\/nav>\n<p><button id=\"pnAdvancerRight\" class=\"pn-Advancer pn-Advancer_Right \" type=\"button\"><br \/>\n<img style=\"background: none;\" data-lazy=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/article\/article-scroll-right.svg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<p>More from Sportskeeda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<span class=\"publisher-name\">Edited by Sripad<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/football\/news-will-surely-lose-tonight-fans-unhappy-27-year-old-star-s-inclusion-real-madrid-xi-face-bayern-munich\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real Madrid fans are not happy with Trent Alexander-Arnold starting in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals against Bayern Munich. 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